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Szechuan Chili Oil Powder

September 10, 2018Cole Whitney
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One of our all time favorite dishes was at Chicago’s Lao Sze Chuan, a classic restaurant that serves up hella ma la and more. Their Famous Empress Crab with Dry Chili – Dungeness crab covered in mind- and mouth-numbing peppercorns – continues to beckon for a return visit.

In the meantime, we’ve dreamt up our own Szechuan Chili Oil Powder, infusing the hot layered flavors of the peppercorns into a neutral oil and turning it into aromatic atomic snow. Sprinkle this bold orange powder lightly or liberally onto any dish to call to mind your favorite spicy plate.

Ingredients

  • About 12 cloves of garlic (50g)
  • 2 Tbsp ginger (25g)
  • 1/2 cup onion (50g)
  • 1 bunch scallion (whites removed) (50g)
  • 1 Tbsp sichuan peppercorns (5g)
  • 2/3 cup chili flakes (50g)
  • 200g Neutral oil, such as Canola or Peanut
  • 3/4 cup N-Zorbit M (16g)

Equipment

  • Whipping Siphon
  • One N2O charging cartrige
  • Food processor
  • Superbag
  • Silicon Spatula

Timing

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 24 hours

Yield

About 1 Cup

  • Mince

    Mince garlic, ginger, onions, and slice scallions. Place them into a pan with 2 Tbsp (24g) of oil.

  • Toast

    Cook over low heat until golden and fragrant.

    Add Szechuan peppercorns and toast for another minute.

    Add chili flakes, remove from heat, and cool.

  • Infuse

    Place the cooled mixture and remaining oil in a whipping siphon. Charge with one N2O charger. Let sit for an hour. Release the pressure, strain through a fine sieve and reserve the toasted chili mixture for any dish that needs a kick.

  • Powderize

    Measure out 24g (2 Tbsp) of chili oil and reserve the rest for future use.

    Whisk the N-Zorbit M together with the 24g of chili oil, or put the N-Zorbit M into a food processor and pour chili oil directly on the top. Process for 10 seconds.

    Scrape down the sides of the bowl and process for another 10 seconds.

  • Sieve (optional)

    For a fine snow, pass the powder through a sieve or 400 micron Superbag. Pass through one spoonful at a timeand press it against the side with a bowl scraper or a silicon spatula.

Summary
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Recipe Name
Szechuan Chili Oil Powder
Author Name
Modernist Pantry
Published On
2018-09-10
Preparation Time
0H25M
Total Time
24H0M
Average Rating
51star1star1star1star1star Based on 1 Review(s)

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