How to infuse black layer of peppercorn into an oil?
I am interested in infusing the black layer flavours(not inner white parts) of black pepper into an oil.
I imagine this can be achieved by adding whole black peppercorns to oil and frying a little. Or do you have to add whole black peppercorns to oil then leave it overnight?
If you say you need to grind the peppercorns first, why so? Since I am interested in the black part only would putting it be whole be better it is there some reason flavour would not extract so well like this?
Best Answer
If you insist on an oil, it can be done by taking black peppercorns, infusing them in high-grade alcohol for a couple of weeks at room temperature and then evaporating 90% of the alcohol and infuse the last 10% of the alcohol into the oil.
The easy way would be to infuse them in the cheapest moon shine vodka you can lay your hands on for 3 months and then using the vodka $instead of oil.*
If you insist on only the outer part, you can use an electric potato grater to peel off the outer skin only and infuse the "black powder" :-) in a neutral oil like grapeseed oil heated to below its smoke point for as long as possible.
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Oil extract of Black Pepper is obtained from the unripe, dried berries(peppercorns) of plant Piper nigrum of the Piperaceae family. The oil can be extracted by crushing them or through steam distillation. It has spicy, warm, peppery and musky aroma.Does piperine dissolve in oil?
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Oil is used to extract pepper flavor, as piperine is relatively non-polar. Its solubility in water (a polar solvent) is only 0.04 grams per liter. It is more soluble in less polar solvents (67 grams per liter in alcohol, for example).DIY black pepper oil
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