This recipe for infusing olive oil makes about 2 cups but you can always double your ingredients if you want to stock up. You can get as creative as you want and use any herbs and seasonings you choose depending on what recipes you are going to use it in.
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Ingredients To Gather:
- 2 cups High Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2-3 sprigs herbs, such as Rosemary, Thyme, or ¼ cup packed sliced Basil
Directions To Follow:
- With a mortar and pestle crush the herbs to release their oils. Set aside. In small saucepan over medium heat bring olive oil to just a simmer with a few bubbles coming up.
- Add in herbs and steep for 2 minutes. Turn off heat, cover saucepan with lid and allow the oil to infuse for two hours undisturbed.
- Strain oil and herbs through a fine mesh strainer. Bottle and store in fridge. Use within 2 weeks.
Finished!
Infusing your own olive oil is so easy you may never buy olive oil from the store ever again – Have you used this recipe to infuse your own olive oil? Did you use different herbs or seasonings?
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Article Source: Country Cleaver
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