Teach you how to make mutton chili oil

I believe everyone has eaten Huo Luo, right? This is a very delicious delicacy, did you know? Why is it so special? The main reason is that it contains an ingredient that you can't usually eat - mutton fat and chili oil. The mutton fat and chili oil has a fragrant aroma and is simply delicious for northerners who love eating mutton. If you want to make Huo Luo at home next time, then the following method of using sheep oil and chili oil is a must-learn!

Selection and processing of peppers

To make authentic mutton oil chili peppers, you need to use the first batch of red peppers before the beginning of the dog days. Wash the peppers, drain them, and beat them into chili paste. Then put them in the sun to dry for a dog days, and stir them once a day during the exposure period. The peppers that have been fully dried in the sun are bright in color and moderately spicy, and will not choke the throat when eaten. This is the best ingredient for making mutton oil peppers.

Selection of sheep oil

Authentic mutton oil chili is made from the mutton fat that is connected to the sheep kidney. Only this kind of mutton oil chili will have a genuine taste and a fresh color.

After processing the two main raw materials, we will start to make mutton oil chili——

Authentic method of lamb oil chili

Ingredients: 1 pound of dried chili sauce, 2 pounds of mutton fat, half a pound of lard, and half a pound of salad oil.

Auxiliary ingredients: 1 liang each of scallion segments and ginger slices, 3 grams of star anise, 3 grams of cinnamon, 10 grams of tangerine peel, 2 grams of cloves, 5 grams of galangal, 5 grams of pepper, 3 grams of fennel, 3 grams of bay leaves, 5 grams of galangal, 2 grass fruits, and 2 grams of licorice.

Steps:

1. Cut lard and mutton fat into small pieces and put them in a pot. Use low heat to refine the oil and discard the oil residue.

2. Pour salad oil into the pan, add all the auxiliary ingredients and chili sauce, and simmer over low heat for about 1 hour. If the scallion whites turn yellow during the cooking process, you can pour some cooking wine into the pot.

The mutton oil chili made in this way is the most authentic, but it is more laborious and time-consuming. Here I will introduce a simplified method of making mutton oil chili -

Simple method of lamb oil chili

Ingredients: half a pound of chili powder, 2 pounds of mutton fat, half a pound of lard, and half a pound of salad oil.

Auxiliary ingredients: 1 liang each of scallion segments and ginger slices, 3 grams of star anise, 3 grams of cinnamon, 10 grams of tangerine peel, 2 grams of cloves, 5 grams of galangal, 5 grams of pepper, 3 grams of fennel, 3 grams of bay leaves, 5 grams of galangal, 2 grass fruits, and 2 grams of licorice.

Preparation method: After refining the mutton fat and lard according to the above method, pour in salad oil and add all the auxiliary ingredients. After frying the auxiliary ingredients on low heat to bring out the aroma, remove all the auxiliary ingredients and discard them. When the clean hot oil is about 60% cooked, pour it into the chili powder and mix well.