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Chipotle Pepper Oil

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1/2 cup

Ingredients

2 dried chipotle peppers*
1/2 cup peanut or vegetable oil
*available at Hispanic markets and some specialty foods shops

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 300°F.

    Step 2

    Wearing rubber gloves, remove seeds from peppers and reserve 1/4 teaspoon seeds.

    Step 3

    Crumble peppers into 1-cup metal measure or very small metal bowl and add reserved seeds 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.

    Step 4

    Line a small strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and strain oil into a glass jar. Flavored oil keeps, covered loosely and refrigerated at all times, 1 month.

TagsChipotleChileVegetableMake AheadOven BakeGourmet
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