Zestpier Spiced Fruit-Carpaccio Syrup

Name: Zestpier Spiced Fruit-Carpaccio Syrup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 4¼ cups (1000 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 500 g water Water; 500 g sugar Sugar; 2 vanilla pods Vanilla; 2 star anise Star Anise; 2 long peppers Long Pepper; 2 cardamom pods Cardamom; 1 sage leaf Sage; 2 lemongrass stalks Lemongrass

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Jean Imbert recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Jean Imbert.

From a starred kitchen.

Ratio

Water 500 ml

Ingredients

Water — 500 g water
Sugar — 500 g sugar
Vanilla — 2 vanilla pods
Star Anise — 2 star anise
Long Pepper — 2 long peppers
Cardamom — 2 cardamom pods
Sage — 1 sage leaf
Lemongrass — 2 lemongrass stalks

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Water.
Add: Sugar, Vanilla, Star Anise, Long Pepper, Cardamom, Sage.
Cap the jar and shake until combined.
Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove — cool leftovers to warm-to-touch before they go back in the glass.

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Provenance

Jean Imbert. French. Cited awards include: Michelin 1* (Plaza Athénée).

Originally published as Spiced Fruit-Carpaccio Syrup (Top Chef Win Dish).

Adapted from a Jean Imbert recipe (Jean Imbert / Marie Claire (Top Chef S3 win dish, for 4)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes — with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Jean Imbert / Marie Claire (Top Chef S3 win dish, for 4) (published as “Spiced Fruit-Carpaccio Syrup (Top Chef Win Dish)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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