Ma-la Oil – We Love God!

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Japanese		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Corn or peanut oil
1	c	Japanese sesame oil
1/2	c	Thinly sliced green and
		white scallion rings
15		Quarter-size coins fresh
		ginger smashed
2	T	Szechwan peppercorns
2	T	Shockingly pungent dried red
		chili flakes
2	t	Kosher salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Makes abaout 2-1/2 cups  Combine all of the ingredients in a heavy,
non-aluminum 1-1/2 quart  saucepan. Rest a deep-fry thermometer on the
rim of the pot. Over  moderately low heat, bring the mixture to a
bubbly 225*F, stirring  occasionally. Let simmer for 15 minutes,
checking to ensure the temp.  does not rise. Remove from the heat and
let stand until cool or  overnight. Strain the oil without pressing on
the solids; then,  discard the solids. Store the oil in an impeccably
clean glass jar at  cool room temperature.  Menu Suggestions: Because
of the large proportion of sesame oil, this  is a rich oil. A little
goes a long way. A spoonful added to a salad  dressing or brushed on
the plate on which a fish will steam or on the  skin of a just-smoked
or roasted bird gives an inimitable touch of  lushness. If you are a
bread baker, brush a bit on your next loaf; if  you are tossing pasta,
drizzle a bit on the noodles just before  serving.  Posted to
MM-Recipes Digest  by susan <dahlia@gte.net> on Nov 19,  1998,
converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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