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Homemade tarragon vinegar

Homemade tarragon vinegar

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Homemade Tarragon Vinegar: Fresh tarragon sprigs steeped in a good quality wine vinegar for two to four weeks in the sun, with a lemon zest and cloves of …

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Recipe from Klaus Eifert, Marada, Prog and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Easy to prepare, this vinegar enhances salads, sauces, and delicate dishes. The key is quality: fresh tarragon harvested before flowering and a good-quality wine vinegar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting168 hr
  • Total168 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$11.91 $0.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

20 people
  • $10.03
  • $1.32

According to your preference

  • $0.56

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Harvest the young shoots of tarragon before flowering, and coarsely chop them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Fill a large jar halfway with leaves, and cover with red or white wine vinegar. If desired, add lemon zest and 2 cloves of allspice. ≈ 10 min
  3. Close the jar and leave it in the sun for two to four weeks, shaking it daily. ≈ 3 min
  4. Strain (a tea strainer works well), pour into bottles, and place a sprig of fresh tarragon in each. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Homemade tarragon vinegar

  • 100 g of fresh tarragon$10.03
  • 1 cup of good-quality wine vinegar (red or white)$1.32
  • The zest of one untreated lemon$0.56

Total$11.91

that's $0.60 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 100 g of fresh tarragon
  • 1 cup of good-quality wine vinegar (red or white)
  • 2 or 3 cloves of allspice
  • The zest of one untreated lemon
  • 1 bunch of fresh tarragon per bottle, for decoration

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