Jamaican

Sorrel Juice

 

Ingredients

 

• 2 ½ cups dried sorrel

• 3     oz fresh ginger, grated

• 4     pimento berries

• 4     whole cloves

• 12   cups boiling water

• 2 ¼ cups sugar

• ½    tsp orange peel, grated

• ½    tsp lemon peel, grated

• 2     tbsp lemon juice

• ¾    cup white rum

Makes 12 cups

 

Steps:

• Spread the sorrel out on aluminum foil or a white cloth which will make it easy to spot and remove any debris or unfit sorrel pieces.

• Place sorrel, ginger, whole cloves, orange and lemon peels and pimento berries in a large pot or mixing bowl

• Pour boiling water over the ingredients; stir and place in fridge overnight to steep.

• Using a large strainer, pour the steeped liquid into another container; use a spoon to squeeze more liquid out of the sorrel

• Add sugar, lemon juice and rum to sorrel and stir until sugar has dissolved

• Serve with ice and enjoy.