Holiday Caribbean Sorrel

Holiday Caribbean Sorrel

Sofrito Lovers,

If you want to spice up your Holiday celebration, then you must try an amazing Caribbean Holiday favorite called Sorrel!  

Made from hibiscus flowers, various spices, and served cold, this delicious holiday drink finds its origins in West Africa and was brought over to the Caribbean by the TransAtlantic Slave Trade.

Known by many names, such as Sorrel in Jamaica or Agua de Jamaica in the Latinx Caribbean, this delicious spicy red punch will sure to please your friends and families!

Check out the recipe below from African Bites: https://www.africanbites.com/sorrel-juice/

Sorrel Drink - a  spiced up floral drink, that will keep you going from now till the holiday season. Refreshingly good!

Course Drink

Cuisine Caribbean

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 5 -6

Calories 122 kcal

Author Immaculate Bites

Ingredients

• 10 cups water or more adjust to taste
• ¼ cup chopped ginger
• 2 cups dried red sorrel buds
• 8-10 cracked pimentos
• 1 lime chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Oranges sliced optional
• Rum to taste optional

Simple syrup (sub with honey or sweetener)

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl bring to a boil 2 cups water and sugar. Simmer until sugar has dissolved. Allow cooling
2. Place sorrel in a large bowl, together with ginger, lime, pimentos (all spice and cinnamon stick. Heat up water in a kettle, pot or microwave, until it boils.
3. Gently pour boiled water to the bowl of Let steep about 45 minutes or more. You may refrigerate overnight in the fridge for a more potent flavor.
4. When ready to serve sieve ingredients, with fine sieve and discard all particles. Reserve drink
5. Add simple syrup as needed, together with rum according to preference and orange slices.
6. Serve with ice.

Recipe Notes

1. These petals are becoming increasing available that I can easily get them at most major and whole food markets, depending on the neighborhood store. My bet is most International Markets do carry them- African, Caribbean, Hispanic and some Asian markets. The Dried version is just as good as the fresh ones. 
2. This is a just a guide, you may add more or less flavoring, water to suit your needs, make it work for you , there is no formula for it.