italian chili oil

This Italian hot chili oil (olio di peperoncino) is an easy infused oil made with dried chili pepper flakes and olive oil.  This oil lasts for about three months!

Hot Chili Oil

chili

olive oil

Add the chili flakes to a clean glass bottle.  Add the oil and seal the bottle.

Place the oil out of direct sunlight and allow the hot chilis to infuse in the oil for at least two weeks.Optionally, strain the chilis out of the oil.  (I like to leave them in.)Use the oil within 3 months.  After 3 months, discard any remaining oil.

Simple Italian Chili Oil, a.k.a., Olio Santo or Olio di Peperoncino, is the super-easy condiment made by gently infusing olive oil with crushed red peppers and a little heat–in only 10 minutes! It enhances whatever it touches with a bit of pure heat and light crunch. You’ll likely wonder why you haven’t been making this southern Italian staple all these years!

Italian Chili Oil (Olio Santo)

red pepper flakes

Combine both ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat together gently over medium-low heat until a very light simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer only 3 to 5 minutes while stirring regularly.*Please read additional information in the NOTES below. about paying close attention during the heating step and not heating the oil very high.*

Let oil cool completely. Use a funnel to pour into clean, dry, airtight jars. Store in a cool, dark place and use within one to two months.

Before using, stir the chili flakes and oil together to distribute the heat of the oil evenly. Buon Appetito!

Love this recipe. I use whole dried Calabrian chilies and fry them in oil. Great on chicken or veal cutlets!  Thanks for another great recipe.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful recipe. So simple yet so tasty with a good kick. I will definitely be making again.

I didn’t boil/sterilize the jars even though they were cleaned and dry. Just wondering if you think it’s necessary for when I make next time? Thanks

This was a quick and simple recipe! I used half olive and half sunflower oil. This recipe gives a beautifully rose coloured oil. I tried it the next morning and it is so tasty - with a spicy bite! I will let the oil and seeds sit for another day or two before trying again. Definitely a keeper, and would make a great gift too. Thanks for sharing!

Love this - super simple tasty and healthy! Thanks so much for sharing!

Absolutely the best healthy mix, also this mix cleans you internal organs, makes food so tasty, thanks I use to make it without heating and I added garlic.

Thank you for the recipe. What are your thoughts on lightly roasting the crushed peperoncino and then dropping into the oil in an air tight jar?

I even use hot pepper oil to make popcorn. Delicious!

I tried this recipe n it’s so easy  n perfect to go on my pasta , soup , eggs  everything. I love learning about the food n culture n traditional recipes from perticular region n culture . I will try a few more from this site.

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Italian Chili Oil is the super-easy condiment made by gently infusing olive oil with crushed red peppers & a little heat–in only 10 minutes! You’ll likely wonder why you haven’t been making this southern Italian staple all these years!

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