World Cuisine Recipe ✓ Caribbean Sorrel Tea

Get dried sorrel flowers from Asian, African, or Caribbean stores.

Ingredients

• 9 ounces dried red sorrel buds
• 3 teaspoons grated ginger
• 3 strips dried orange zest
• 1 white clove
• 1 quart water
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ice cubes

Cooking Directions

1. Combine sorrel, ginger, dried orange zest, and clove in a bowl.
2. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan or kettle; pour over sorrel mixture. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Let mixture steep at room temperature, 8 hours to overnight.
3. Strain sorrel mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher; discard solids. Serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts

• calories176.7
• carbohydrateContent44.7 g
• fatContent0.5 g
• fiberContent1.7 g
• proteinContent0.9 g
• sodiumContent12.2 mg
• sugarContent33.3 g