[CH] Chile Oil
Celeste or Dave Anderson (Gtoughchile@mail.greatbasin.net)
Sat, 20 Mar 1999 10:02:39 +0000
Since I have been a member of the group this subject has been
mentioned several times. I think we can all agree that putting whole
chiles in oil is an invitation to botulism, but here's a new twist.
I was watching "East Meets West", a cooking show hosted by Ming Tsai
and he made chile oil by roasting chile powder in a heavy skillet to
release the essential oils, letting it cool, and adding it to canola
oil. I think he used a combination of Ancho and Thai chile powder,
but imagine that any varieties would work.
Since the chiles were dehydrated, then heated, maybe they are sterile
to the point that nasty organisms have been eliminated. Have any of
you tried doing this? I'm sorry, but I don't know the quantities of
ingredients.
The recipe might be posted at http://www.foodtv.com
Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
http://www.tough-love.com
e-mail Chilehead@tough-love.com