Winter Simmer Pot - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups water, or more as needed
1 whole orange peel
1 whole Granny Smith apple peel
1 whole lemon peel
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 whole star anise pods
1 fresh pine sprig

Preparation

Boil water in a large pot. Add orange peel, apple peel, lemon peel, cinnamon sticks, vanilla extract, star anise, and pine sprig to the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer. Check water levels every 30 minutes, adding water as necessary, to keep mixture simmering 8 hours to all day.