How To Make Jamaican Sorrel Drink

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness while brown sugar is often cheaper.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides a similar tartness, and vinegar can be a cost-effective substitute.

Welcome to Dan's Kitchen and introduction of the drink.

Show the dried sorrel and mention that it can be fresh or dried.

Wash the sorrel thoroughly.

Add the washed sorrel to a pot of hot water.

Cut ginger in half and add it to the pot.

Add three cinnamon sticks and some cloves to the pot.

Boil the mixture for about 30 minutes.

After boiling, turn off the stove and let it steep overnight for 24 hours.

Strain the mixture using a strainer and squeeze out the juice from the solids.

Add granulated sugar to the strained liquid and mix until dissolved, adjusting sweetness to taste.

Set aside some of the drink for a child before adding alcohol.

Add red label wine and rum to the remaining drink.

Store the drink in glass bottles for longer preservation.

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