Throw Away Your Ramen Packets And Make This Instead

Chili Oil Recipe:
2 cups avocado oil (or another neutral oil)
5 cloves of thinly sliced garlic (cook for 3 minutes)
2 large or 4 medium shallots (cook for 7 minutes)
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger (cook for 1 minute 30 seconds)
4 spring onions
2-star anise
1 stick cinnamon
2 tsp cloves
1 tbsp Szechuan peppercorns
1/2 cup Chinese chili flakes (you can use regular chili flakes)
1 tbsp chili powder (if you want it more spicy)
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
2 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp white pepper
2 tsp MSG (optional)
1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce (optional)

Chili oil quick version:
1 cup neutral oil (I used avocado)
3 tbsp chili flakes
4 cloves of minced garlic
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp pepper
add any of the extra items from above (optional)