Pantry Essentials

I normally buy in bulk when Items are on sale:

Compound Butter 

(I love to make compound butters by the pound and freeze them already in Tablespoon slices)

• Garlic & Herb Butter
• Lemon & Chili Butter
• Smoked Paprika & Rosemary Butter
• Cinnamon Maple Butter

Not going to waste my time typing these, the list is endless and a good starting place is at the Pioneer woman's web pages!

Infused Oils

Oil, everyone has their favorite cooking oil, Mine happens to be Peanut oil, and I buy a big 5 gallon around thanksgiving time. I do keep Olive oil and Vegetable oil around because I  have friends with peanut allergies. 

So one of things I do with my oils is infuse them with flavors, Since my family loves garlic, here is my most common Infused Oil

Garlic Infused Oil

Ingredient 

• 1 cup of your favorite cooking oil (Peanut, Canola,Vegetable, Olive etc..)
• 4-5 cloves of minced garlic 
• 2-3 Tablespoons of fresh herbs (I use thyme and oregano But this is entirely Optional)

Instructions:

1. Place all your ingredients into a saute pan (cold)
2. Place on stove under low/med heat.
3. Once it starts to sizzle turn it down to Low heat and let sit for 5 minutes
4. Strain into a heat proof bowl and let sit till cool
5. Pour into your labeled squirt bottle to use to cook your favorite foods 

Spicy Curry Ketchup

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Tomato Ketchup
• 5 teaspoons of Curry Powder
• 2 teaspoons of Smoked Paprika 
• 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 teaspoons of Mild Honey 
• 1 teaspoons of Sriracha
• 1 teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar 

Instructions:

1. Toast the curry powder for 1-2 minutes till it becomes very fragrant.
2. Put all in a bowl and whisk really well.
3. Place in a jar and let it sit for 24 hours (bet you can't)
4. Use on everything you would normally use ketchup with!