XFF chili oil (秘制辣椒油) from Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop (page 41) by Jason Wang

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Accompaniments: Pot stickers (煎饺); XFF spicy and sour dumplings ; XFF spicy and sour dumplings in soup ; Spicy and tingly boiled beef tripe skewers (麻辣涮牛肚); Hoolah soup (糊辣汤); Little "fish" in celery broth (浆水鱼鱼)

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  • dprostrollo on February 23, 2026

    Quartered the recipe, was delicious.

  • jenburkholder on February 22, 2026

    Aromatic and hot. Probably not my very favorite chili oil I’ve made but still delicious.

  • tmitra on February 03, 2022

    If you, like me, are terrified of the idea of pouring 4 cups of 450 degree oil and your resources allow, note that XFF sells the chili oil they use in their restaurants: https://www.xianfoods.com/shop/sampler-of-5-xff-chili-oil-packs-7dyd9-7fy6s

  • Anthonygrob on January 16, 2022

    So delicious and so spicy. I've made "chile oil" before without any recipe as I never understood what could be so complicated. This one was a bit fussy (still easy), but it all paid off.

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