Spiced Vinegar

Name: Spiced Vinegar
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon whole cloves; 1 tablespoon whole allspice; 1 tablespoon black peppercorns; 1 (2-inch) stick cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds; 1 whole nutmeg, cracked; 4 cups red wine vinegar

7 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon whole allspice
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 (2-inch) stick cinnamon
1 teaspoon cardamom seeds
1 whole nutmeg, cracked
4 cups red wine vinegar

Directions

1

Combine first 6 ingredients in a wide-mouth quart glass jar, and set aside. Pour vinegar into a nonaluminum saucepan; bring to a boil. Pour hot vinegar over spices in jar; cover with lid. Let stand at room temperature 2 weeks.
2

Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer lined with 2 layers of cheesecloth into decorative bottles or jars, discarding spices. Seal bottles with corks or airtight lids.
3

Use in vinaigrettes and in fruit or vegetable salads.