Vinegar and flavored oils are a must at home, and with their high cost when buying them in the market, making them at home is fun and saves a lot of money.
In a report published by the Spanish website Alimente, writer Juan Montagu says that he constantly watches cooking programs and loves to prepare a lot of new meals and recipes, but that sometimes requires expensive supplies, so he learned by experience to make a lot of cooking supplies at home. Including vinegar and flavoring oils.
Necessary steps
To obtain the flavor and aroma of herbs in the oil, the following steps must be followed:
Buy premium extra-virgin olive oil (preferably a 3-liter bottle) and a bottle of fine apple cider vinegar.
Prepare clean, airtight glass containers that can be sterilized by soaking them in boiling water for a few minutes.
Collect aromatic herbs from nature, such as rosemary and wild thyme, and the rest of the herbs can be purchased at the market, or from a nursery to save some money.
It is enough to put it on the edge of the kitchen window and take it out from time to time.
Some stickers to write on the glass.
You must wait 3 weeks for the oil to take on the desired flavor.
The oil should be stored in a dark place to be saturated with the aroma and flavor of herbs.
You must wait 3 weeks for the olive oil to take on the desired flavor (German)
How to prepare
You can start making recipes after preparing all of the above, and the quantity in each bottle ranges between 150 and 200 milliliters.
Rosemary and garlic oil
Wash a branch of rosemary, and let it dry on cooking paper.
Peel 3 cloves of garlic, put the rosemary and garlic in the bottom of the pot and fill it with oil.
The oil can be slightly heated to about 45-50 degrees (you should have a thermometer), and it can be kept cold.
Use this oil when cooking chicken, rabbit, or pasta.
hot oil
Peel 3 garlic cloves and place them at the bottom of the bottle.
Add 6 peppers (or more to taste) and a few red or black peppercorns.
After a few weeks, you will have the oil ready to use.
This oil can be added to many dishes such as pasta, pizza and meat.
basil oil
It is the easiest way to prepare it.
Wash some basil leaves and add the oil to them.
This recipe is good for making pesto (used with pasta, rice, and meat) or for adding to dishes that contain fried tomatoes.
If you like citrusy flavours, mix olive oil with a sprig of green thyme and lemon (pixels).
Thyme and lemon oil
You need 2 or 3 slices of lemon peel and 2 sprigs of thyme.
Make sure that there is no white part of the lemon peel.
Wash everything well and let it dry for a short time.
Add the oil and let it soak for 3 weeks.
If you like citrusy flavors a lot, you can add lemon rind for a thicker oil.
Prepare vinegar with herbs
To prepare herbal vinegar, you can use any of them or mix all of them and then let them mix with the vinegar in a bottle closed with a piece of cloth or paper.
Making strawberry vinaigrette is a little complicated but delicious in salads and cold soups (Getty Images)
strawberry vinegar
It's a little complicated to make, but it's delicious in salads and cold soups.
You need 100g of strawberries, 250mg of apple cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Put the ingredients in a bowl and leave for two hours.
Then transfer the mixture to a saucepan and heat it until it boils.
Reduce the heat and stir the mixture for 15 minutes.
You can grind the strawberries while they are cooking or leave them whole to drain afterwards.
Once the mixture has cooled, put it in a bowl and cover it with paper or a piece of cloth. You can put a tape or rubber band to keep it stable.
Leave it for 3 weeks before using it, and if the strawberry tastes too much, a little white vinegar can be added.
Thyme, rosemary or tarragon can be used, and they can all be mixed with vinegar to season salads, meat and fish (Getty Images)
herbal vinegar
You can use thyme, rosemary, or tarragon, and they can be mixed together.
Place them with the vinegar in a bowl covered with paper or cloth.
After a few weeks, the mixture will be ready to season salads, meat and fish.
Important tip
The last and important advice is to stir the mixture inside the bottles, and shake the bottle (shake it) from time to time so that it does not get damaged, to keep it ready for use and add a wonderful flavor to the food.