Jamaican Sorrel Rum Punch

Serves: 4

Halle Leffler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

51

Sweetness

59

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

5.75 cups

Water

3 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

In a heat-proof bowl combine the sorrel, the ginger and the cloves

2

In a saucepan bring 5 cups of the water to a boil, pour it over the sorrel mixture, and let the mixture steep for 4 hours or overnight

3

While the mixture is steeping, in a small saucepan bring the remaining 3/4 cup water and the sugar to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and let the syrup cool

4

Strain the sorrel liquid into a pitcher, discarding the solids, stir in the sugar syrup, the rum and the ice cubes, and garnish the punch with the lime and orange slices

5

In a heat-proof bowl combine the sorrel, the ginger and the cloves

6

In a saucepan bring 5 cups of the water to a boil, pour it over the sorrel mixture, and let the mixture steep for 4 hours or overnight

7

While the mixture is steeping, in a small saucepan bring the remaining 3/4 cup water and the sugar to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and let the syrup cool

8

Strain the sorrel liquid into a pitcher, discarding the solids, stir in the sugar syrup, the rum and the ice cubes, and garnish the punch with the lime and orange slices