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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 48 |
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Cooking time includes cooling time. Ingredients:
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest |
10 whole cloves |
1 bay leaf |
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon whole allspice |
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorn |
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice |
1/2 cup peanut oil or 1/2 cup vegetable oil |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. With a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder, coarsely grind the lemon zest, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, allspice and peppercorns with the lemon juice to form a paste.
3. In a 1-cup metal measure or very small metal bowl, stir together paste and oil. Set the measuring cup or bowl on a baking sheet and cook in lower third of oven for one hour.
4. Cool on a rack for 30 minutes.
5. Line a small strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and strain oil into a glass jar.
6. Covered loosely and refrigerated at all times, flavored oil keeps for one month.
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