chili oil!

on medium high heat, bring to 330 degrees F:

• 3 cups coconut and avocado oil blend
• 1 cinnamon stick broken in half
• 5 star anise

pour the hot oil over this mix (stirred throughly):

• 2 cups crushed chili flakes
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon ground Szechuan peppercorn
• 1 tablespoon ground black peppercorn
• 1 tablespoon ground paprika
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 5 chopped green onions
• 5 ground dried shiitake mushrooms
• 5-10 cloves chopped garlic

stir thoroughly as the boiling oil fries the mix. then mix in:

• 2 tablespoons chamoy
• 2 teaspoons tamarind paste
• 2 tablespoons black garlic paste

cover and let it cool at room temp, put a lid on. leave in on your counter.

this is the most useful condiment in our house. try it out.