Jamaican Sorrel Drink
This homemade sorrel drink is a fragrant, deeply refreshing Jamaican andCaribbean Christmas classic made by steeping dried sorrel with warming spices,fresh herbs, and ginger.
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 1 tsp allspice berries
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 whole nutmeg quartered
- 4 oz fresh ginger peeled and smashed
- 1 gallon water divided
- 8 oz dried sorrel rinsed
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 2 rosemary sprigs
- 2 culantro leaves
- 2 mint leaves leaves picked
- 2 sage sprigs leaves picked
- 1 cup granulated sugar or to taste
- 1 lemon juiced
- white rum to taste
Instructions
- Place the allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and 14 cups of the water in a large pot. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Add the sorrel, thyme, rosemary, culantro, mint, and sage. Give it a light stir, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Let the sorrel mixture cool completely at room temperature, at least 4hours or up to 12 hours.
- Strain the cooled mixture into a large (1–1½-gallon) pitcher. Discard the solids.
- Stir the sugar and lemon juice into the drink mixture in the pitcher. Ifusing, stir in white rum to taste. Add more of the remaining 2 cups water asdesired.
- Serve chilled or over ice.
