Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 cups of dried sorrel (100g, washed)
  • 8 cups of cold water
  • 4-8 whole cloves (8g)
  • 2 tbsp of ginger (30g, grated (heaped for a STRONG taste in ginger))
  • 1 tbsp pimento berries (14g, 1/2 tsp of dried allspice)
  • orange peel from an orange
  • sweeten to taste - low GI (maple syrup, agave nectar etc..)
  • 1-2 cinnamon sticks
  • mace
  • rum/rum flavouring

Instruction

  • In a large pot bring the water to the boil.
  • Reduce the heat to medium and add your ginger and spices - cloves and pimento berries (allspice) followed by the orange peel.
  • After 5 minutes add the sorrel and stir.
  • Simmer on low-medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Remove the pot from the stove, cover leave to steep for 2-4 hours or preferably overnight (recommended)
  • Strain and discard the excess sorrel, peel and spices
  • Sweeten to taste (add rum or rum flavouring now) and serve