Sorrel Drink (trinidad)

Total Time: 4 hrs 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 ounces dried sorrel
• 2 cinnamon sticks (each approximately 3 inches long)
• 1 piece orange peel (fresh or dried, approximately 3 by 1-inch)
• 12 whole cloves
• 10 -12 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar (or more to taste. granulated will give a better colour.)
• 1/4 cup rum (or more, to your taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 in a non-corrosive pot, bring 10 cups of water to a boil then add the sorrel, sugar, cinnamon stick, whole cloves and orange peel and stir continuously while the mixture boils for one minute.
• 2 cool and cover with foil or plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature to steep for 2 hours or overnight. i have seen recipes that say let it steep for 2 -3 days but quite frankly in my household we can never wait that long to drink this!
• 3 taste for strength and sweetness. if it is too potent, add water or if too tart add more sugar. strain the liquid through a fine sieve into a jar and refrigerate. (discard the spices left in the sieve). nb. the sorrel will stain so use a non-reactive glass jar or bowl. donâ??t use plastic.
• 4 for the adult version:.
• 5 in a non-corrosive pot, bring 10 cups of water to a boil then add the sorrel, sugar, cinnamon stick, whole cloves and orange peel and stir continuously while the mixture boils for one minute.
• 6 add the rum. cool and strain through a fine sieve into a jar. discard the spices left in the sieve.