Garlic, Lemon And Herb Infused Oil For Sauteing

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 6 fresh garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
• 1/2 bunch fresh thyme
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 1 lemon, zest only (no part)
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
• 1 pinch dried red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. bring to a boil. turn off the heat and let the pan sit on the warm burner for about 1 hour.
• 2 strain through a fine mesh strainer. oil will be cloudy. that's ok.
• 3 store in a tightly sealed dark-colored glass bottle at room temperature.
• 4 note: it's possible to substitute dried herbs for fresh. the oil will not be as flavorful, but still quite good. try 2 tsp dried thyme, 2 dried bay leaves, 2 tsp dried rosemary. however, fresh garlic is a must!