Chipotle Recipe — Chipotle Oil

This is my take on Chinese hot oil. The chipotle gives it a smokey taste. It is great as a dip for bread. Great for pan frying, searing, flavoring, or anything you want to add some kick to.

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Calories:157.6
Chipotle Oil
Prep:5m
Cook:3m
Ready in:4h 8m
Serving:1 1/4 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups olive oil
  • ½ cup dried chipotle chile pepper, crushed
  • ½ cup red pepper flakes

Cooking Directions

  1. Place oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat oil to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) using a candy thermometer to gauge temperature.
  2. Break chipotle chiles into small pieces and place into a a spice grinder; pulse to grind into 1/8-inch pieces. Stir ground chipotle chiles and red pepper flakes into the hot oil. Cook until chile oil begins to foam, 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. Remove chile oil from heat; cover and let sit for 4 hours to overnight. Pour chile oil through a fine mesh strainer into a sealable container.
Adjust pepper quantities to your level of heat tolerance. I like mine hot; I use a very light olive oil, but you can use peanut oil for a richer flavor.

Nutrition Facts

  • calories157.6
  • carbohydrateContent2.7 g
  • fatContent16.9 g
  • fiberContent1.2 g
  • proteinContent0.5 g
  • saturatedFatContent2.4 g
  • sodiumContent2.2 mg
  • sugarContent0.4 g
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