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A cup of tea with cinnamon sticks and orange peel.
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Hot Sorrel Tea (Caribbean Style)

Learn how to make some Caribbean style sorrel tea. A delicious sweet, tart crimson hot spiced infused beverage made with rose hip and pinneapple peel.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Caribbean
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 12 people
Calories 44kcal
Author Charla

Ingredients

  • 1 cup hibiscus/sorrel (236g) dried
  • ¼ cup rose hip (30g) dried
  • 1 pineapple skin and core only, thoroughly washed
  • 6 cloves
  • 1-2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 tablespoon ginger (14g) grated
  • 1 fresh orange juiced
  • 12 cups water (2.84 litres)
  • sweetener of your choice maple syrup, raw cane sugar, coconut sugar etc....

Instructions

  • Place the pineapple peel and core in a medium sized bowl with warm water.
  • Add apple cider vinegar and leave to soak for 10 minutes (This is an optional step).
  • Strain and rinse of the pineapple peel and core then set aside.
  • In a large saucepan, add the hisbiscus, rose hip, pineapple skin/core, cloves, cinnamon sticks and ginger.
  • Pour the orange juice and the 12 cups of water into the saucepan and bring to the boil.
  • Once boiled, cover the pot with a lid, reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Simmer for 1 hour to 1 and 30 minutes (the longer it seeps for, the stronger the taste).
  • Remove from the stove and leave to cool down until warm.
  • Strain off the tea into either individual cups or a large pitcher.
  • Sweeten to taste.Re-heat and serve hot, if required.

Notes

  • Any leftover tea can be stored, cool in a jug/pitcher and refrigerated.
  • You can serve this drink cold, however, the whole concept of this drink is to serve it  warm/hot.
  • You can purchase both rosehip and sorrel (hibiscus) from an African/Caribbean grocery store.
  • This tea should last, refrigerated for up to 5 days.
  • Use this recipe as a guide, feel free to play around with the ratio of spices, you might want more or less cinnamon, ginger, orange and so forth.
  • If you use granulated sweetener, stir it in while the tea is hot so it doesn't settle at the bottom of the pan/jug/pitcher.

Nutrition

Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 218IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.3mg