Long Life Oil

Step 1

Optional alcohol rehydration step: Put herbs in a bowl and stir in the vodka. Mash and stir the alcohol into the herbs until all the clumps are worked out. Put a sealing lid on the bowl and let rehydrating herbs sit for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Put the herbs and olive oil in a blender.

Step 3

Blend herbs and oil together for 5 to 10 minutes, or for as long as the blender doesn't get too hot. If the blender starts to smell or smoke at any time, stop the blender and let it cool down completely. Once the blender is cool, blend oil and herbs together for 5 to 10 minutes until blender becomes warm.

Step 4

Pour oil mixture into a sterilized glass Mason jar and let sit for 2 weeks. Then your oil is ready to use.

Step 5

When making oil with dried herbs, it is not necessary to strain the herbs from the oil.

Step 6

Once you have used the oil, pour the remaining oily dried herbs into a marinade.