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Lanzhou Chile Oil

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A bowl of chili oil with black and white sesame seeds.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Anne Eastman, Food Styling by Lillian Chou

This easy-to-savor chile oil is traditionally made with a specific chile, èr jīngtiáo (二荊條, in Mandarin). We’ve also used organic Sicilian crushed red pepper, which is spicier and lends a smoky sweetness. Sometimes we add potato crisps for a Cali-Guizhou chile crisp, which definitely is not in the rule book.

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