Not long ago I smoked a LOT of jalapeño peppers to make them into dried chipotle peppers. I made a little chipotle seasoning with some of the powder, but I made chipotle infused cooking oil with the rest!
For those of us on a budget, this will make for a terrific holiday gift! You’re not cheap, you’re creative!
This oil is very pretty to look at, smells fantastic, and tastes GREAT when used in moderation. By moderation I mean, a little of this oil added to MOST of the regular oil called for in a recipe, very distinctive bite to this stuff!
Now, let me be very clear, what I mean is this, if the recipe calls for 2-Tbs of oil, use 2-Tbs of normal oil and add about 4-6 DROPS of this!
Making this oil is simple, the waiting is the hard part!
Ingredients required:
2- Tbs chipotle powder
2- cups regular non-flavored cooking oil
1- Tbs regular paprika (for color if needed/wanted)
OK, dump the above dry ingredients into a bowl. Then heat your oil, in a separate pot, to 160 degrees (just get close, it isn’t rocket science).
After getting into the 160 range, using a whisk, stir the oil into your dry ingredients. Whisk this around until your arm starts to hurt, or for about 3 minutes, whichever comes first.
After the whisking is done, cover the bowl with BBQ duct tape (aluminum foil), and set it on the counter top out of the way. Ignore it for 24 hours, then remove the foil, whisk it all around for a couple of minutes, and cover it back up.
Repeat this process for 7 days.
After 7 days, you’ll need to strain out all of the solids left over. I use cheese cloth and a fine strainer.
You should have a beautiful looking, and smelling, cooking oil staring at you! Ignore the cheese cloth threads floating in my oil, I’m adding some fiber to my diet!
Now, you’ve made a pretty and tasty oil, you need to bottle it up and share some with family and friends! Sexy bottles can be found on the internet, some beverage stores, and maybe even in the kitchen cabinet! I ordered these online. The first pic is of the bottled oil, the 2nd pic shows what the oil I used looks like before and after 7 days!
Well, that’s all for this time, as usual, if you have questions or comments, gimme a shout!
Until next time, Bone Appetite!