Lemon Spice Oil Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
• With a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder, coarsely grind the lemon zest, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, allspice and peppercorns with the lemon juice to form a paste.
• In a 1-cup metal measure or very small metal bowl, stir together paste and oil. Set the measuring cup or bowl on a baking sheet and cook in lower third of oven for one hour.
• Cool on a rack for 30 minutes.
• Line a small strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and strain oil into a glass jar.
• Covered loosely and refrigerated at all times, flavored oil keeps for one month.

Steps:

• Combine oil and lemon slices in heavy medium saucepan. Simmer over low heat until lemon slices are translucent, about 5 minutes. Let cool uncovered 30 minutes. Strain lemon oil into bowl. Discard remaining lemon slices. Use lemon oil in your favorite vinaigrettes, marinades, or anywhere you might use basic oil.
• Combine oil and lemon slices in heavy medium saucepan. Simmer over low heat until lemon slices are translucent, about 5 minutes. Let cool uncovered 30 minutes. Strain lemon oil into bowl. Discard remaining lemon slices. Use lemon oil in your favorite vinaigrettes, marinades, or anywhere you might use basic oil.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• 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.

Steps:

• Combine oil and lemon zest in a small saucepan. Set over low heat, and cook very gently to infuse oil with lemon, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool.