Beverage

Sorrel Drink (Bissap Krio)

Name: Sorrel Drink (Bissap Krio)
Total time: 30m
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Sierra Leone
Ingredients: 80g dried hibiscus (sorrel); 2 L water; 50g fresh ginger, sliced; 4 cloves; Peel of 1 pineapple (optional); 200g sugar to taste; Juice of 1 lime

Deep-red hibiscus brew steeped with ginger, cloves and pineapple peel — served ice-cold at Sierra Leonean weddings.

30m 8 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 80g dried hibiscus (sorrel)
• 2 L water
• 50g fresh ginger, sliced
• 4 cloves
• Peel of 1 pineapple (optional)
• 200g sugar to taste
• Juice of 1 lime

Method

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Boil water with ginger, cloves and pineapple peel 5 min.

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1
Boil water with ginger, cloves and pineapple peel 5 min.
2
Off heat, add hibiscus and steep 20 min.
3
Strain, sweeten and add lime juice.
4
Chill and serve over ice.