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I had some spare chillies......

Blitz/finely chop as many as you like, a good handful. Any colour, any sort, it does not matter.

Gently heat 500ml of a flavourless oil - sunflour or rapeseed - and add the chillies. Heat gently for 3- 4 minutes. Leave to cool and then seal the pan with a lid and clingfilm and put in a cool dark place for three days.

Reheat the pan gently and pour the oil through muslin into a bottle - do not press. When cool cap the bottle.

It makes a great base for a 'hot' salad dressing or to cook a stir fry or to mix in a dip.

I'll try that next summer when we grow chillies again, to use some up

My chillies are still growing and I've dried a load.

Will try that, thank you.