- 40g caster sugar
- 125g water
- 10g allspice
Allspice Dressing
Ingredients
Method
Dissolve sugar and half the allspice in a pan, bring to the boil and remove, clingfilm and leave to infuse for 30 minutes until cold
Strain off and return to the pan and reduce by half to a light thin syrup
Add remaining 5g allspice and clingfilm and leave to infuse until cool
Strain off and fill a plastic bottle, vac pac the remainder in the fridge for up to 2 weeks
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