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Lychees in Scented Syrup
Lychees in Scented Syrup
Fresh lychees in syrup lightly scented with ginger, lime, and a hint of star anise are ideal to round off a spicy Oriental meal.
Good with a little single cream, or ice cream.
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Make up to 2 days in advance and store, covered, and chilled, until required.
Instructions
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Place the lime zest and juice, sugar, star anise, and 150ml (5fl oz) water in a saucepan and heat, gently stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and boil for 5–10 minutes, or until reduced and syrupy. Remove from the heat.
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2
Meanwhile, peel the lychees, and remove the stones, if you wish. Place in a serving bowl. Chop the ginger and add to the lychees, with a little of the ginger syrup.
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3
Strain the cooled sugar syrup through a sieve over the lychees. Allow to cool completely then chill until required. Add the star anise as decoration but do not eat it.
Ingredients
- 1 Lime, zest and juice
- 75g Caster Sugar, golden
- 1 Star Anise
- 600g Lychees
- 2 Stem Ginger, pieces in syrup
Serves 4
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Recipe published with permission from © Dorling Kindersley Limited. The Cooking Book 2008
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