Rosemary Chile Vinegar Recipes

ROSEMARY-INFUSED OIL

Steps:

• Cook 1 cup olive oil with 5 or 6 rosemary sprigs in a small saucepan over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Transfer the sprigs to a bottle or cruet, then add the oil and seal. Refrigerate up to 1 month.

SUNNY'S ROSEMARY CHIMICHURRI

Steps:

• On a cutting board, pile the parsley, garlic, rosemary and scallions. Chop, tossing the mixture a few times, until everything is fine and combined. Scrape the board and add the chopped mixture to a medium bowl.
• Stir in the olive oil, vinegar, lemon zest and juice and chile flakes. Season with salt and pepper; a little salt goes a long way here. Serve over steak or beef meatballs.

CHILI & ROSEMARY VINEGAR

Steps:

• Place chilies, garlic and rosemary in clean 2 quart glass jar and crush them with a wooden spoon.
• Heat vinegar until warm, then pour over herbs.
• Set jar on sunny windowsill for 2 weeks, or until vinegar reaches desired strength.
• Strain through sieve and pour into sterilized glass jars.
• Add additional chili peppers and rosemary for decorative use to each jar if desired.
• Seal and label.

ROSEMARY JELLY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine boiling water and rosemary; cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Strain, reserving liquid. If necessary, add water to measure 1-1/4 cups. Return liquid to pan; add sugar and vinegar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Add pectin, stirring until mixture boils. Boil and stir for 1 minute. , Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Add food coloring if desired. Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles, wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

CHILI-RUBBED CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Arrange chicken breasts, skinned side down, on a cutting board. Remove fillet strip from each breast and reserve for another use.
• In a small bowl whisk together tomato paste, chili powder, water, vinegar, and garlic paste. In a shallow baking dish large enough to hold chicken in one layer coat chicken with chili paste. Marinate chicken, covered and chilled, at least 1 hour and up to 24.
• Prepare grill.
• With a serrated knife cut off stem end of tomatoes and cut each tomato into three 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange 1 tomato slice and 1 rosemary sprig on wide end of skinned side of 1 chicken breast and fold narrow end over to sandwich tomato and rosemary. Thread a skewer through ends of chicken breast and then through folded side, letting pointed end of skewer extend about 1-1/2 inches beyond chicken breast. Stuff remaining chicken with remaining tomatoes and rosemary and thread with remaining skewers in same manner.
• Grill chicken on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until cooked through, about 8 minutes on each side.
• Serve chicken warm or at room temperature.

ROSEMARY CHILE VINEGAR

Steps:

• In jars, mix chiles, garlic, and rosemary and cover with the vinegar.
• Place the filled jars in a cool, dark place and leave undisturbed for three to four weeks.
• Strain, and pour into clean, sterilized bottle(s), and label.