CHIPOTLE PEPPER OIL

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Categories     Condiment/Spread     Bake     Low Sodium     Hot Pepper     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 3

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

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300°F.
  • Wearing rubber gloves, remove seeds from peppers and reserve 1/4 teaspoon seeds.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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