Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] China Moon Hot Chile Oil

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] China Moon Hot Chile Oil - trace Carbohydrate; trace Dietary fiber

* Exported from MasterCook *

                         China Moon Hot Chile Oil

Recipe By     :
Serving Size :
48    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    :
Condiment                       LowCal
(Less than 300 cals)
                LowerCarbs

Amount Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
     2/3           cup dried red chile pepper flakes -- shockingly pungent
     1/3           cup Chinese fermented black beans -- do not rinse them, coarsely chopped
4              large garlic cloves -- lightly smashed and peeled
2        Tablespoons minced fresh ginger
2 1/2           cups oil -- corn or peanut
     1/3           cup sesame oil -- Japanese

Combine all of the ingredients in a heavy, non-aluminum 2
to 2 1/2-quart
saucepan. Rest a deep-fry thermometer on the rim of the
pot. Over
moderately low heat, bring the mixture to a bubbly 225 to
250F, stirring
occasionally. Let simmer for 15 minutes, checking to
ensure the
temperature does not rise. Remove from the heat and let
stand until cool
or overnight.

Scrape the oil and solids into an impeccably clean glass
or plastic
container. Store at room temperature.

Makes 3 cups (48 one-tablespoon servings)

MENU SUGGESTIONS: Use the oil whenever you want to light
a spark. The
"goop" that settles to the bottom is a
wonderful spicy addition to sauces,
noodles, fillings, and marinades.

AuthorNote: The day I made my own hot chili oil, I swear
I grew a foot as
a cook! Not at all difficult and eminently satisfying. I
recommend this
recipe to any aspiring cook. Like grinding and brewing
your own coffee
after a lackluster life of instant, the sheer flavor and
freshness of this
chili oil will knock your socks off.

As with everything we cook with chili at China Moon Cafe,
our chili oil
aims for flavor as well as heat. This is an oil with
taste, not merely
fire.

The oil is only as good as the sum of its parts. Use a
good-quality corn
or peanut oil, a rich-smelling Japanese sesame oil, and
red chili flakes
that are bitingly fragrant. Once made, store this kitchen
treasure in an
impeccably clean jar or plastic container and keep it in
a cool (though
not the refrigerator) place.

Cuisine:
"Asian"
Source:
"China Moon
Cookbook by Barbara Tropp, 1992"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"April
2013"
Yield:
"3
cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 117 Calories; 13g
Fat (98.3%
calories from fat); trace Protein; trace Carbohydrate;
trace Dietary
Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 21mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0
Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0