- 250g sugar. A
- 180g water. A
- 1 star anise. A
- 10g medium pipe tobacco. B
tobacco syrup
steve bennett
25th February 2011
tobacco syrup
this is a strong syrup, goes well with bitter chocolate desserts or stone fruits.
Ingredients
Method
gently heat A to dissolve and then bring to a boil. simmer 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
add B, and leave for as long as desired-the flavour will continue to get stronger as long as you leave it in, so we usually only have it in for 5 minutes.
pass through muslin.
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