Rosemary and Citrus Cordial

This recipe for rosemary and citrus cordial is adapted from page 26 of the April 2023 edition of Tesco's magazine.

Time
30 minutes
Servings
20
Yield
2 cups (500 ml)

Ingredients

  • 1 red grapefruit, scrubbed
  • 3 lemons, scrubbed
  • ¼ cup (20 g/0.7 oz) rosemary
  • 6 cm piece ginger, sliced thinly
  • ⅔ cup (150 g) superfine sugar
  • 1 cup (250 ml/8.5 fl oz) water
  • Fizzy water (optional)
  • Whiskey (optional)
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Method

  1. Using a peeler, remove long strips of peel from grapefruit and 2 of lemons. Be careful not to remove any of white pith.
  2. Put the peels into a saucepan. Juice the lemons and grapefruit, and add the juice to the pan.
  3. Using a rolling pin, roll over the rosemary sprigs a few times on a chopping board to release the oils.
  4. Add the rosemary to the pan with ginger, sugar, and water.
  5. Heat for 5 minutes over a low-medium heat, stirring occasionally, to dissolve the sugar.
  6. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes until you get a slightly thick syrup. Leave it to cool, then use immediately or chill overnight to develop the flavors.
  7. Strain the cordial syrup through a sieve into a bowl or jug. Transfer to a bottle.
  8. To use, mix 1–2 tablespoons of cordial into ⅔ cup (160 ml) of fizzy water to make a soda, or add to boiling water with 2 tablespoons of whiskey to make a hot toddy.

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