Lemon spice oil
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | teaspoon | Freshly grated lemon zest |
| 10 | Whole cloves | |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Whole allspice |
| ½ | teaspoon | Whole black peppercorns |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lemon juice |
| ½ | cup | Peanut or vegetable oil |
Directions
Preheat oven to 300F.
With a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder grind coarse zest, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, allspice, and peppercorns with lemon juice to form a paste.
In a 1-cup measure or very small metal bowl stir together paste and oil.
Set measuring cup or bowl on a baking sheet and cook in lower third of oven 1 hour. Cool on a rack 30 minutes.
Line a small strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and strain oil into a glass jar.
Gourmet September 1994
Converted by MC_Buster.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.