Chipotle Pepper Oil

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

1. Preheat oven to 300F.
2. Wearing rubber gloves, remove seeds from peppers and reserve 1/4 teaspoon seeds.
3. Crumble peppers into 1-cup metal measure or very small metal bowl and add reserved seeds and oil.
4. Set measuring cup or bowl on a baking sheet and cook in lower third of oven 1 hour.
5. Cool on a rack 30 minutes.
6. Line a small strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and strain oil into a glass jar.
7. Flavored oil keeps, covered loosely and refrigerated at all times, 1 month.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chipotle-pepper-oil-13146 (may not work)