Vanilla Extract
Vanilla Extract is a flavorful Continental Global Delicacies dish prepared with quality ingredients. Fill a mason jar or bottle with vodka.
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Easy Prep ≤ 4 steps · Fast & beginner friendly
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Moderate 5–8 steps · Everyday home cooking
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Expert ≥ 9 steps · Multi-step advanced prep
Ingredients Required
Tap or click any ingredient to check off during cookingStep-by-Step Cooking Method
Follow numbered steps for authentic taste and perfectionFill a mason jar or bottle with vodka.
After you use the seeds of a vanilla bean in a recipe, rinse off the vanilla bean and put it in the vodka.
You'll need at least 3 vanilla beans in there for at least 3 weeks to get a good extract going, but it's fine to use more beans, too.
Your extract is ready when it is a lovely brown color and it smells like vanilla.
Either pour the extract it into a new bottle and start over or keep topping off the working bottle with vodka and keep shoving more vanilla beans into the bottle.
As long as you don't let it get too empty, you can keep using the extract indefinitely even as you continue to top it off.
Chef's Secret Tips & Serving Pairings
- Serve hot and fresh as a wholesome vegetarian meal.
- Pairs excellently with steamed rice, flatbreads, or fresh salad garnish.