Fennel frond syrup
Makes approx 250ml syrup
Vegan
Ingredients
1 large handful of fennel fronds: you can include the stalks
1 heaped tablespoon sugar
1 cup (approx 250ml) water
Directions
Rinse the fennel fronds.
Put all the ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
Once the water has boiled, simmer for one minute, then remove from heat and allow to cool.
Once the liquid has cooled, remove the fennel and pour the remaining liquid into a bottle, straining out any stray fronds if necessary. Refrigerate. It will keep for a few weeks.
Uses
This adds a delightfully more-ish aniseed taste to anything. So far we've tried:
Drinking it neat with ice, like an alcohol-free liqueur.
Adding a dash to gin and tonic to bring out the aniseed taste of the gin.
Adding it to water to make "grown-up squash".
What would you do with it?
This recipe tastes even better made with vegetables from Community Harvest Whetstone :)