Peppercorn oil is a common seasoning, which is a product that extracts fragrant and flavored substances from peppercorns and puts them in edible vegetable oil. It has the characteristics of incense and hemp, and the aroma of hemp is into the taste, so it is deeply loved by people and is mainly used in cold mixed vegetables. So where is the origin of pepper oil? What is the difference between sichuan pepper oil and rattan pepper oil? Let's take a look.
Where is the origin of pepper oil?
Peppercorn oil is widely distributed, except for Taiwan, Hainan and Guangdong, almost most provinces are planted. Among them, the pepper oil produced in Hanyuan and Maowen in Sichuan is the most famous.
How to make peppercorn oil
1. Recipe: 50g dried sesame peppercorns (green peppercorns), 20g onion, 10g garlic, 200g rapeseed oil, 2 fragrant leaves, 2g salt.
2. Directions:
(1) Wash the dried peppers first, then soak them in boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain and air dry and set aside.
(2) From the pot, add rapeseed oil at the bottom of the pot, when the oil temperature is 80% hot, add onion and garlic and fry until fragrant, then fish out and turn off the heat.
(3) Then when the oil temperature is reduced to 60% heat, add peppercorns, fragrant leaves, cinnamon, cover the lid, and after 5 hours, the pepper oil is ready. Putting in the right amount of fragrant leaves and cinnamon can make the pepper oil more fragrant and the taste more intense, but pay attention not to too much, otherwise it will make the pepper oil bitter.
What is the difference between sichuan pepper oil and rattan pepper oil?
1, the raw materials are different
Pepper oil is the oil obtained after adding edible oil and purified by pressing and purifying with peppercorns as the main raw material, while rattan pepper oil is a seasoning oil obtained after cooking with rattan pepper as the main raw material and vegetable oil cooked at high temperature.
2, the color is different
Peppercorn oil is a yellow liquid with the unique aroma and hemp taste of sichuan peppercorns; rattan pepper oil is a light yellow-green or yellow oily liquid, which can have trace raw material precipitation.
3, the taste is different
Pepper oil is mainly hemp flavor, supplemented by aroma, full of aroma and thickness; rattan pepper oil hemp flavor is softer than pepper oil, fresh aroma, not irritating.
4, the use of different
Pepper oil is suitable for dishes with heavy spicy and spicy flavors, while rattan pepper oil is mainly used to clarify the aroma and highlight the fragrant dishes.
In general, fragrant and hemp peppercorn oil is a condiment that many families will have to do, and its production method is relatively simple, you can try it yourself, so you don't have to buy it. And the good pepper oil, must be sealed, within 1 month to eat, the taste is the best.