June Reveals The Secret Behind Homemade Chili Oil | Delish

Chili oil and chili crisp are all the rage now in the condiment world, with new variations popping up every day. June is here to take you through how to make them at home while troubleshooting common mistakes along the way.

Chili oil is ultimately a very basic food item. It's chili and oil. However, June is here to show you how to prepare the PERFECT form to suit your personal chili related needs!

FULL RECIPES:

HOST: June Xie
EDITOR: Ellie Black
PRODUCER: Julia Smith
GRAPHICS: Sarah Ceniceros
ANIMATION: Vineet Sawant
POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Philip Swift

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[VanillaNukaCola]

June really hits the spot in terms of thoroughness, every other chef is like, "here, try my recipe", June is like "here is every single variation of this that I can think of, choose your poison".

[LoungingPotato]

June truly brings so much magic to Delish. Could watch hours of her videos and just feel so...comforted? Relaxed? At ease? Idk how to explain it--I just love her energy

[OnEudaimonia]

June has such a beautiful aura! I really enjoyed this video. She’s always so insightful with the cooking process, I love her tips, thoughts, creativity, and commentary. June’s passion for food and cooking always shines through.

[kasialeszczynska]

I miss seeing June on the channel. She's the only person on here that I actually watch. No one can beat the energy and authenticity. Delish bosses definitely don't appreciate what they have. Without the people like her, they are literally nothing.

[joelroach]

I love how June understands how all ingredients affect each other. She teaches you cooking, not just following a recipe. Love it.

[TheCatWitch]

There’s a Mexican equivalent to the chili oil. It’s called Salsa Macha. It’s almost identical, but you use Chile de Árbol instead, and lots of it, because the chile is what’s important in this case, not the oil. You also can use seeds like sesame or “pepitas” (pumpkin seeds) and/or crushed peanuts to amp up the flavor.

Addition: try the salsa Macha on fried eggs with runny yolks. It’s just plain delicious.

[tinafeynatic]

Another tip to avoid burning is to coat the dry chili mix with just a touch of raw oil to add a slight buffer when adding in the hot oil!

[ameenahatim]

I've been making chilli oil using chicken schmaltz ever since June did so in the budget eats episode and it's by far the greatest chilli oil I've ever had. I'm never going back!

[claire]

I’m just thinking about how happy Aaron is going to be opening the fridge and seeing all the jars of chili oil sitting in the fridge for him! 🤣

[MlleFunambuline]

I love that each time I have a question, June answers it in the next minutes. She is a tresure <3

[rebenaq]

Love June. She explains things so well. Her beautiful personality just shines.
❤

[adriennej]

YES! I love all of these takes on chili oil. I've been making mine for a couple of years now based off of Mikey Chen's channel, but I love seeing more ideas to help the complexity of flavor. I will admit my last batch was a little burned and now I understand why. Powdered onion and garlic....had never used it before, but I was using what I had. Still ate it and lessson learned!

[makemesing]

I can't believe you spent the whole day tasting chili oil for our benefit.

That's dedication!

Thanks!

[larijobob]

I like to dip bread in this sauce or pour it over noodles: Chili oil, teriyaki sauce, rice/white vinegar, white pepper, ginger, green onion, lil sambal, and tiny bit sesame oil. Tangy and fragrant, and a lil sweet+spicy.

[ishani]

Great explanation of chilli oil and the recipes. Thank you very much . 🌏🙏🌞❤️💯🏆👍👍👍

[hipqtpi]

June is my all time favorite foodie! I enjoy her videos so much.

[irishpixierose]

You can feel June is an amazing, compassionate person with a kind heart. June is at the top of my would love to meet people 💕 💚☘️

[davidwilliams]

June love this channel. I make my own chili oils. My son and I just about eat chili oil on everything we eat. I like to put a bit on my vanilla ice cream every now and then. Don't knock it people til you try it. I'm a chili head anyway. Thanks for a great video.

[LiloUkulele]

love love love your channel....as a crunchy condiment I will fry dried arbol chilies to the point they turn black, pull them out and dip them in salt. perfect with a sammy or burrito, not the depth of flavor of chili oil but crunchy, hot and salty...quick and easy...thankx again💕

[fancimcguffin]

Thank you for all the great info. You give such clear and non scary instructions. Love your show!