Name: Homemade chilli oil
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 450 millilitre olive oil; 1 large unpeeled garlic clove per bottle; 1 teaspoon chilli flakes; 4 whole dried red chillies

Homemade chilli oil

This spicy oil makes an attractive, useful gift. As well as giving pizza a kick, it is superb in vinaigrettes or wherever you use oil but yearn for a little extra heat. Photography by Jani Shepherd/Gatherum Collectif.

Makes 450 millilitre

Prep

15M

Cook

Marinate

168H

Total

20M

Ingredients

450 millilitre olive oil

1 large unpeeled garlic clove per bottle

1 teaspoon chilli flakes

4 whole dried red chillies

Method

1.The recipe makes 450ml so work out which size bottles you’ll be using beforehand. Ensure your bottles and caps are sterilised, clean and dry.

2.In a saucepan over low heat, gently warm the olive oil. Add the unpeeled garlic, chilli flakes and whole dried chillies to the oil and heat for 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave the oil to cool slightly.

3.When the oil has cooled a little, carefully remove chillies and garlic and divide them evenly between bottles. Pour the oil, with the chilli flakes, into the bottles and seal tightly.

4.Keep bottles in a cool, dark place and shake once a week to distribute flavour. As the oil matures it will intensify in heat and colour. Oil is ready to use one week after bottling.

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