Dad's Homemade Chili Oil: The Chinese Restaurant Way

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz Sichuan dried chili flakes
• 1/2 oz ginger
• 1 oz red onion
• 1 oz shallot
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 pieces star anise
• 1 dash sesame seeds
• 4 oz neutral oil
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp neutral oil