Pickled Lettuce Stems

• 50 g (1¾ oz) white sugar
• 50 ml (1¾

Place all of the ingredients, except the oil and lettuce stems in a very small saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and cool for 10 minutes. Whisk in the oil and cool to room temperature. Pass through a fine sieve, discarding the solids.

When ready to serve, place the pickling mixture in a vacuum pouch with the lettuce stems and vacuum-pack on 100 pe