AJE (AjamaicaExperience), How do you make Jamaican sorrel drink?

Follow these simple steps and enjoy this all-natural delicious and refreshing, homemade Jamaican Sorrel Drink Recipe. Sorrel has many health benefits. People use sorrel to help lower cholesterol which helps to reduce the risk of heart disease. Studies have shown that sorrel drink helps to lower blood pressure. It helps to prevent the clogging of arteries, helps to fuel the production of bile by the liver and it helps to keep your body strong. Sorrel can help to fight certain kinds of cancer.

These are the many reasons why; Jamaican Sorrel Drink Recipe is such a hit. It tastes great and refreshing.

Studies About Sorrel

Further studies reveal that red sorrel calyx contains a wide range of vitamins and minerals. These vitamins include calcium (for strong bones), niacin (B vitamin used to increase HDL “the good cholesterol”), vitamin C, riboflavin, and a group of compounds. With the huge health benefits which hibiscus sabdariffa (which is the other name for sorrel) has to offer, many people use their imagination and cooking skills to take full advantage of the plant. Sorrel can be used to make soup, tea, and drinks. However, sorrel is not United States FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved and everyone should speak with their health provider before taking any kind of herbal supplement to replace prescribed medicines.

Jamaican Sorrel Drink Recipe. 

As the saying goes, “A Picture is worth a Thousand Words.” Below is the step-by-step order on how to make Jamaican sorrel.

Nine Easy Steps for Your Sorrel Recipe

Step-1: Pickup your package of dry sorrel from your local supermarket that sells Red Sorrel or Jamaican Sorrel. The other option is to get with the times in the 21st Century and order your sorrel on the internet. There are many online stores on the internet that sell Jamaican Products. Luckily for the persons that grow their sorrel or know the farmer who cultivates sorrel, they will have easier access to fresh sorrel. Before boiling the sorrel must be dried.

Jamaican Sorrel in packages, stock high in the local supermarkets.

Step-2:

The main two ingredients in the Jamaican Sorrel Drink Recipe which our family have used for generation are sorrel and ginger. The ginger is optional and offer a nice twist for added flavor. It can be used as a spice for cooking. Many people add ginger to the sorrel drink. Boil the ginger to extract nutrients and unique flavor. In several other countries including Jamaica, ginger is used to make ginger beer.

Dry Jamaican Sorrel, ready to make Jamaican sorrel drink.

Step-3:

To crush the ginger, you will need to smash down on it. Add ginger to the sorrel and boil.

Crush Ginger, then add to pot of water with sorrel before boiling.

Step-4:

Soak the sorrel and ginger in water for about 30 minutes (optional).  After soaking Sorrel and ginger, turn fire on and bring pot to a boil.

Boiled Jamaican Sorrel Drink and Ginger. Leave pot covered overnight after boiling or leave covered 8 – 10 hours. 

Step-5: After the sorrel is boiled, allowable the sorrel to sit for 8-hrs. – 12 hours. Leave pot covered and let sorrel soak overnight. This allows maximum sorrel strength.

Sorrel Ginger drinks. After boiling and soaking, pour sorrel while straining into a container.

Step-7:

After the recommended period of soaking, it’s time to pour the drink/juice from the boiled sorrel and ginger into an alternate container. Use a fine strainer strain the sorrel. If the strainer is not fine, you may need an alternative method of straining to ensure none of the sorrels gets through the strain. Optional, slightly squeeze the sorrel in the strainer to get every last drop of juice. (Widely done by people living in the country).

Jamaican Sorrel and Ginger been poured while straining. 

Step-8: Now that the sorrel is ready for mixing. Use brown sugar to sweeten sorrel to likeness. It’s better to drink when it cools naturally from the refrigerator rather than adding ice.
Optional: Add a drop of run to your Jamaican ‘Sorrel Drink Recipe or add the Jamaican Run to your single serving.

Jamaican Sorrel drink recipe made with Ginger.

Step-9:

Now that the sorrel is complete, it’s ready drink and enjoy the health benefits.

Jamaican Sorrel drink recipe made with Ginger. Ready to drink while taking advantage of the health benefits that studies have discovered sorrel contains. Now when your friends asks, do you know how to make sorrel? you can say, “Sure I do.”