Chinese-Spiced Black Bean Chilli Oil - Cuisine Magazine - From New Zealand to the World

Ingredients

• 1½ cups (approx. 230g) fermented black beans
• 500ml sunflower oil or other neutral oil
• 2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 star anise
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 3 black cardamom pods
• 5 slices ginger
• 2 spring onions
• ¾ cup (approx. 80g) chilli flakes
• ¼ cup (approx. 25g) fine chilli powder
• 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon black vinegar