How to cook with Rosemary

[Jimmy]

I have ordered one for 0.99p !!

[Mrs Bee]

I would possibly look for a large one, if you could find it.

[Jimmy]

eBay
New Practical Tea Ball Spice Strainer Mesh Filter Stainless Steel Herbal Infuser
0.99p free postage (Small)
Looks OK ?

[Mrs Bee]

You can also buy a stainless steel spice ball in which you can put your rosemary in , sling it in your pan, and fish it our at the end of cooking.

Wash it up and reuse for next time. A lot easier than muslin I have found.

[Mrs Bee]

I use loads of rosemary when cooking.

I find the easiest way is to buy a krups coffee grinder, wash the rosemary and strip it by running your fingers down the stem until you have a pile. then blitz it to a powder in the coffee grinder and freeze it in little pots. I use tiny ones from the range, only about 30p each.

I then use it in rosemary and raisin bread, olive and rosemary sour dough bread, in stuffings, sauces, cream fish sauces and mix it with lemon juice, olive oil pepper and anchovies as a marinade/roasting paste for lamb or beef.

I use stems to flavour and infuse stocks sauces, and cream for chocolate and rosemary ice cream, and then pour the liquid through a sieve to get all the little bits.

If I want to flavour tomato based sauces I add some of the frozen powdered stuff at the end.

Actually I love the coffee grinders and have 2 one for wood dust for the smoker, one for herbs and spices. The only thing I don't use them for is coffee.

[Jimmy]

Could you cut open 4 unused teabags empty the tea,cut them so they're a large square & boil wash them to clean any bit of tea,then sow them together to make a large bag? They're quite strong & free to make right now?

Bit of a faf that!
Maybe I could lower a sieve into top of soup in slow cooker and put sprigs in that.
Think it might work ?
Jimmy

[Snoop Puss]

How about one of those metal tea infusers? Cut the sprig to fit and then pull out the infuser at the end. Easily washable and reusable.

[Jungle Jane]

Could you cut open 4 unused teabags empty the tea,cut them so they're a large square & boil wash them to clean any bit of tea,then sow them together to make a large bag? They're quite strong & free to make right now?

[Jimmy]

Yes Abakhan
I do an Aldi trip on Sunday and it's a couple of doors down. Will pop in.
Jimmy

[Alison]

OK think we have a fabric shop in Preston, they might have some !
Thanks
Jimmy

Abakhan? Not been there in ages although use the Manchester one more.

[Bren In Pots]

I use the jelly bag I don't need it since I started putting my jams through the Kenwood sieve.

[veggiechicken]

Wish I could stop reading the title as "How to cook with Delia" or some other celebrity chef.

Use old (clean) hankies if you have any lurking in your drawers.

[Jimmy]

Just made some Dahl, don't need herbs, just lots of Chillies !!!

[Nicos]

I've also had a quick look on line....depending on the width it's between £2-3 per metre.
You can make lots with that !

[Jimmy]

OK think we have a fabric shop in Preston, they might have some !
Thanks
Jimmy