Sorrel Drink
HB-4227 · Hand-built original · Jamaican
A ruby-red Jamaican holiday drink made by steeping dried sorrel (hibiscus) with ginger, cloves, allspice, cinnamon and orange peel, then sweetening it to taste. It is served cold, with rum and red wine added for the adult version.
JamaicanDrinks10 min8 cups150 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal
Main ingredient: dried sorrel (hibiscus)
Pairs well with: Black Cake, Rice and Peas
Servings:8quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 4-5 Cups dried sorrel hibiscus, rinsed with cold water in a colander or strainer
- 10-12 cups water
- 3/4 Pound ginger washed and grated. Keep some whole but smash it flat.
- 1 Cup orange peel orange skin
- pineapple skin (optional but recommended)
- 8-10 Whole cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8-10 Whole allspice berries
- 1 cup Sugar sweeten to your likeness
- 1 whole lime or lemon
- Red Wine optional
- 1/4 Rum optional
- 1/4 cup Sorrel Ginger Syrup optional (hard to find)
Method
- In a large pot, bring the water to a boil with the ginger and spices: the cloves, pimento berries (allspice), cinnamon sticks, orange peel and pineapple skin.
- Let the mixture come to a bubble, then add the sorrel and stir.
- Turn off the stove.
- Remove the pot from the stove, cover it, and leave the drink to steep for 2 to 4 hours, or preferably overnight (recommended), even up to 2 days.
- Strain the drink and discard the sorrel, peel and spices.
- Sweeten to taste with the sugar, and add the lime, rum, red wine and sorrel ginger syrup (optional). Serve cold.
Prep: 10 minutes · Cook: 1 day · Total: 1 day 10 minutes
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
150 kcalCalories
1 gProtein
38 gCarbs
1 gFat
0.2 gSaturates
3 gFibre
26 gSugars
25 mgSodium