Szechuan Pepper Oil
Adds a fragrant pepper flavor for sautéing, stir-fry, dipping sauces, or anywhere you’d like to add a mouth numbing, lemon zing to your meal.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup neutral oil Peanut, Avocado
- 2 tbsp Szechuan Peppercorns
Instructions
- Heat a medium saucepan over high-heat for approximately 30 seconds.
- Add the peppercorns and reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Move peppercorns around the pan (approximately 20 seconds) or until they start to smoke and become aromatic, being careful not to let the peppercorns burn.
- Once cooled, transfer peppercorns to a bowl and lightly mince them by crushing the shells with the back of a spoon.
- Pour the peppercorn into a glass jar.
- Using the same pan, heat the oil over medium heat 1-2 minutes or util it begins to smoke.
- Carefully pour the oil over the peppercorns and store in your pantry.
Notes
This is one of those ingredients you do not find at the local mega-mart, but it adds so much to the taste of various soup and noodle dishes, as well as stir-frys, and dipping sauces
Alternatively, one can toast, crush the peppercorns, and add unheated oil. Then leave it to infuse over a more extended period.
This should last up to three months in the cupboard.
Nutrition
Calories: 1980kcalFat: 224gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 63gMonounsaturated Fat: 142gTrans Fat: 1g
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