Bourbon vanilla pod 4g / Bourbon vanilla pod 4g
Description: The best way to use vanilla is undoubtedly to start with the basic product: the pod! The concern is how to use it well and how not to spoil it, given the price of this wonderful spice! The black seeds contained in the vanilla pods contain the vast majority of the taste properties of the spice and the health benefits of vanilla, it is the main part used to flavor, the quintessence of vanilla. When you want to use them, flatten the pod with the back of a knife, split the pods in half lengthwise with the tip of the knife, just go along it in one go, holding the blade of the knife against his thumb, and scrape the inside to get the seeds. Use these seeds for cooking, for example, when a recipe says "1 vanilla bean", it implies "the seeds of a whole vanilla bean".
Use: Flavoring a liquid preparation: Do you want to flavor a drink, milk or dessert with vanilla? Use your pod without the seeds, for example by infusing it in your hot milk, or in your hot chocolate, in your tea, in a syrup, in jam, in a compote, in an exotic cocktail, or an infusion, etc. . With this method, you can rinse and wipe the pod to use again later, and so on until it has no flavor at all.
Make homemade vanilla extract: Put the equivalent of 6 vanilla pods (or more) with 20 cl of strong alcohol in a bottle, ideally white rum, or otherwise vodka with a more neutral flavor, during at least 3 months ideally 6 months, stirring about once a week at the beginning. Vanilla extract can be stored for decades and will improve like fine wine.
Make vanilla powder: Dry your emptied pods and put them to dry, either in the open air and at room temperature, if it is not too cold, or by putting them in the oven for ten minutes at low temperature, between 40 and 50°C (th. 1 or 2). Once dried, mix them until you obtain a fine vanilla powder that you will use in your recipes.
Make flavored oil: Put your scraped pods to infuse for 3 weeks (at least) in olive oil or another oil of your choice to give it a subtle and irresistible scent of vanilla.
Make flavored coffee: You can find a lot of it on the market, you might as well do it yourself! Put your coffee in an airtight jar with one or two vanilla pods, and leave closed for at least 2 weeks, stirring occasionally.
