Chili Paste

DifficultyBeginnerYields1 Serving
Total Time2 hrs 35 minsPrep Time5 minsCook Time2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

 ½ cup roughly ground dried chilies
 ¼ cup sichuan pepper
 5 cups canola oil
 5 garlic
 1 inch ginger
 1 tbsp Star anise
 1 tbsp coriander seeds
 2 cinnamon sticks
 1 tbsp green cardamom
 1 tbsp black cardamom
 ½ tbsp salt
 1½ tbsp soy sauce

Directions

Spice up any meal with this tasty recipe

1

In a saucepan, simmer oil with garlic, ginger, and a the rest of dried spices.

2

Keep the garlic and ginger just fizzing over low heat, making sure neither goes brown or burn

3

Keep cooking until the oil is deeply fragrant (about 2 hours)

4

In a steel mixing bowl, add the ground chilies (hiki mirus), the sichuan pepper, salt, and soy sauce. Stir to combine.

5

When the infused oil is ready, turn the heat up to high, and when the ginger and garlic are furiously fizzing, pour the oil through a sieve into the dried chili mixture until the mixture is completely covered.

6

Serve with any meal

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Ingredients

 ½ cup roughly ground dried chilies
 ¼ cup sichuan pepper
 5 cups canola oil
 5 garlic
 1 inch ginger
 1 tbsp Star anise
 1 tbsp coriander seeds
 2 cinnamon sticks
 1 tbsp green cardamom
 1 tbsp black cardamom
 ½ tbsp salt
 1½ tbsp soy sauce

Directions

1

In a saucepan, simmer oil with garlic, ginger, and a the rest of dried spices.

2

Keep the garlic and ginger just fizzing over low heat, making sure neither goes brown or burn

3

Keep cooking until the oil is deeply fragrant (about 2 hours)

4

In a steel mixing bowl, add the ground chilies (hiki mirus), the sichuan pepper, salt, and soy sauce. Stir to combine.

5

When the infused oil is ready, turn the heat up to high, and when the ginger and garlic are furiously fizzing, pour the oil through a sieve into the dried chili mixture until the mixture is completely covered.

6

Serve with any meal

Chili Paste

One thought on “Chili Paste

  • Looks very interesting, will have to try it . Love Maldivian food.

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