Thousand Flavor Syrup

Name: Thousand Flavor Syrup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup sugar; 2 cups water; Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise,; 1 vanilla pod; 3 wide strips lemon zest; 3 lightly crushed green cardamom pods; 1 star anise pod; 5 juniper berries; 1/4 cup dried rose petals; 2 tablespoons dried hibiscus flowers or hibiscus tea; 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns; 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns

12 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
2 cups water
Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise,
1 vanilla pod
3 wide strips lemon zest
3 lightly crushed green cardamom pods
1 star anise pod
5 juniper berries
1/4 cup dried rose petals
2 tablespoons dried hibiscus flowers or hibiscus tea
1 teaspoon pink peppercorns
1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns

Directions

1

Bring 1/4 cup sugar and 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and scrape in seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, then add pod along with 3 wide strips lemon zest, 3 lightly crushed green cardamom pods, 1 star anise pod, 5 juniper berries, 1/4 cup dried rose petals, 2 tablespoons dried hibiscus flowers or hibiscus tea, 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns, and 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns.
2

Let syrup sit until flavors are infused, 20-25 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl; discard solids. Chill until cold, then cover.
3

Syrup can be made 4 days ahead. Keep chilled.