Chili Oil

Name: Chili Oil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1 cup (240 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 cup (240 ml) Vegetable Oil; 1/4 cup chili flakes (28 g) Gochugaru; 1 tsp (2 g) Sichuan Pepper; 4 cloves smashed Garlic; 4 slices (20 g) Ginger; about 1 star (1 g) Star Anise; 1/2 tsp (3 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Jon Yao recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Jon Yao.

CONDIMENT · NOODLES, TARTARE & DUMPLINGS

A condiment for noodles, tartare & dumplings.

Jon Yao's Sichuan-spiced chili oil for noodles.

On the jar

CHILI OIL

Method: stove
Yield: about 1 cup
Ingredients: 7

Stove sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Vegetable Oil 240 ml

Ingredients

Vegetable Oil1 cup (240 ml)
Gochugaru1/4 cup chili flakes (28 g)
Sichuan Pepper1 tsp (2 g)
Garlic4 cloves smashed
Ginger4 slices (20 g)
Star Aniseabout 1 star (1 g)
Salt1/2 tsp (3 g)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Provenance

Taiwanese-Californian chef of Kato in Los Angeles; James Beard Best Chef California 2025 and Michelin two stars. Fine-dining tasting menus drawn from Taiwanese home cooking.

Originally published as Kato Chili Oil.

Adapted from a Jon Yao recipe (Jonathan Yao / StarChefs & F&W pantry).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Jonathan Yao / StarChefs & F&W pantry (published as “Kato Chili Oil”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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