Infused Oil

Name: Infused Oil
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500 ml good olive oil; 12 small dried chillies, rehydrated by soaking in warm water for 10 minutes, dried and chopped; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly sliced; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; 2 lime leaves (optional); 2 bay leaves

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Alastair Little's Italian Kitchen

By Alastair Little

Published 1996

About

This oil, easily made and virtually eternal if stored in the fridge, keeps cropping up throughout the book. You may become addicted to it.

Ingredients

500 ml good olive oil
12 small dried chillies, rehydrated by soaking in warm water for 10 m

Europe
Italy
Oil
Gluten-free
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Heat all the ingredients over a very low heat for half an hour. Allow to cool and bottle. Keep in the fridge when not needed.