Description
This garlic chili oil is spicy, savory, and packed with flavor. It’s quick to make and goes with almost everything—from noodles to eggs to veggies.
Ingredients
1/4 cup avocado oil (or any neutral oil like grapeseed)
5–6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp chili pepper flakes (Szechuan preferred or red pepper flakes as substitute)
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp chili powder (optional)
Instructions
1. Finely chop the garlic.
2. Add garlic and avocado oil to a small pot over medium heat.
3. Heat for 5–7 minutes until the garlic begins to bubble gently.
4. For crunchy garlic oil: cook garlic 3 minutes longer until golden brown.
5. Remove from heat and immediately stir in chili flakes, salt, and optional chili powder.
6. Let the oil steep for at least 5 minutes.
7. Cool fully, then transfer to a clean airtight jar for storage.
Notes
Always remove the oil from heat before adding chili flakes to prevent burning.
Use a clean spoon each time to keep the oil fresh.
Refrigerate up to 3 months or freeze in cubes for longer storage.
Customize with sesame oil, peanuts, dried onion, or green onion for extra depth.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 7 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tbsp
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 0.2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg