REAL Jamaican Sorrel That Hits Different Easy Dried Sorrel Recipe

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey adds sweetness with potential health benefits.

ginger

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: ground ginger

Ground ginger is more affordable and still provides flavor.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can add acidity at a lower cost.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: imitation vanilla

Imitation vanilla is less expensive while still adding flavor.

Wash the dry sorrel in cold water, using a straining bowl to remove color.

Measure and add 12 cups of water into a pot.

Add sliced ginger and pressed ginger juice into the pot with water.

Add 1 tablespoon of allspice to the pot.

Turn the stove on high and bring the mixture to a rolling boil, then shut off the stove and cover the pot to steep.

Let the sorrel cool down overnight.

Strain the sorrel mixture, squeezing out the juice from the pulp.

Add 1 cup of brown sugar to the strained sorrel and stir to dissolve.

Taste the sorrel and add more sugar if needed, totaling 2 cups of brown sugar.

Add more ginger juice by squeezing additional ginger into the sorrel.

Measure and add 1 and 1/2 cups of rum to the mixture and stir.

Pour the final sorrel drink into glasses over ice and serve.

Cooking Techniques

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