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Chile Oil

Source of Recipe


From "Williams-Sonoma: Cooking at Home"



List of Ingredients



• ¼ cup red pepper flakes
  
• 1 cup peanut, canola, or safflower oil
  






Instructions



1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the red pepper flakes and oil. Bring almost to a boil, then turn off the heat and set aside to cool.
   
   
2. Sterilize a 1-cup (8-fl oz) bottle. Carefully strain the oil through a fine-mesh sieve (or pour without straining) into the hot sterilized bottle and cover tightly.
   
   
3. Use sparingly as a seasoning or condiment.
   
   
   Makes 1 cup
   
   






Final Comments


"Use this oil as a seasoning for cooking and as a table condiment. If you like, leave the pepper flakes in the oil; they will make it hotter the longer it stands. The chile oil will keep in a small, tightly capped glass jar in the refrigerator indefinitely."