Chili-oil infusion
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Pour hot oil over ground chilies and spices to extract color and heat.
Brief reference for now — not yet in the full step-by-step lesson format.
Before you start
Recipes using this method often take about 10 minutes — treat that as a rough reference; amounts and equipment set the real time.
Signs of success
Oil is vivid red, layered aroma; sediment dark but not black.
Troubleshooting
- oil smoking hot
- one-pour method
- storing while warm in sealed jar