Homemade Chili Oil with Black Beans by: Kaitlin 0 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:3/18/2021Updated:3/15/2021 Chili Oil with Black Beans is exactly what it sounds like.Our tried and true technique for perfect Chili Oil + lots of tasty, salty fermented black beans.  Recreating a Much-loved Classic If you love our homemade Chili Oil, you’ll love this Chili Oil with Black Beans.It’s an approximation of Lao Gan Ma (fondly called “lady sauce” at our house on account of the very deadpan portrait of the founder on the bottle).  We won’t go and say it’s exactly the same, but it is the newest preferred chili oil in our rotation, which may be the only endorsement you need.

This fermented black bean chili oil has taken the world by storm, so it was only a matter of time before I challenged myself to recreate it at home.  For everyone over the years asking whether they can include fermented black beans in their chili oil, we’ve now got exact instructions for you to follow.  A Dark, Molten Chili Oil When making this Chili Oil with Black Beans, it was important that there be no shortage of salty black beans.Anyone who has ever had the experience of picking over a jar of chilies and black beans knows that you don’t want to be bean hunting! To complement the dark, almost smoky tasting black beans, we’ve opted to dry-roast the chili flakes for an even deeper flavor, and a truly dark and molten chili oil experience.  Instead of

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