Infusions
Fire Honey
Dried chilies and garlic steeped slowly in raw honey. Two weeks of patience, then it goes on everything: pizza, fried chicken, roasted carrots, sharp cheese.
- Time
- 10 min + 2 weeks
- Course
- Infusions
- Pour
- Wildflower
How
- 1
Lightly crush 4–6 dried chilies and 2 cloves of garlic.
- 2
Add to a clean jar and pour over 1 cup of raw honey.
- 3
Seal, label with the date, and leave somewhere warm for 1–2 weeks, turning daily.
- 4
Taste. Strain if you want it clear; leave the chilies in if you want it to keep building.
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