How to Cook Appetizing (Mostly Thai) Basil Simple Syrup

(Mostly Thai) Basil Simple Syrup.

You can cook (Mostly Thai) Basil Simple Syrup using 3 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

It's of basil leaves (I use Thai when I have it, and sweet basil when I don't.).
It's of water.
Prepare of sugar.

Combine all ingredients in a thoroughly clean pot (when I make syrups or jams, I like to give my already clean pots a thorough re-washing just to make sure I don't have any residual grease or savory remnants left on the surface), give them a good stir, and put the pot on medium heat, stirring occasionally until all the sugar melts and just until all the basil wilts, not longer..
Remove basil, turn off the heat, cool the syrup completely, and store in a thoroughly cleaned and dried tightly lidded glass or plastic container in the refrigerator..
Keeps up to a month well refrigerated..

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