Sorrel recipes?
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Comments (10)Sorrel soup: in 2 quarts of good stock, cook 1 lb of peeled baking potatoes and one peeled onion until tender. Add seasonings to taste (I add salt and chili). Stem the sorrel leaves (two handfuls) and make sure everyone is at the table because things must proceed fast from this point on. Drop two cups of the stock mixture in the blender, and half the leaves. Blend IMMEDIATELY. If you do it right, the soup will be bright green, with no discernible sorrel bits. If you do it wrong, waiting until the leaves change color, the soup will be somewhat gray and flecked with cooked sorrel bits. Pour in a bowl, repeat with the rest of the soup. Serve immediately, IMHO best with croutons (old bread diced and baked in the oven until golden) and olive oil. If you use wax potatoes, they are gluey enough that they may wreck the blender. It has happened to me....See MoreMY weed from H....!
Comments (8)sorrel likes really acidic soil, so it's supposed to help to add some lime. I have it in 2 of my beds heavily, but i just pull it once or twice a year and don't sweat the rest. It's edible- look up sorrel recipes- so you could use it that way if you wanted. Sour lemony taste. It spreads by runners and seed....See MoreJamaican Sorrel (Roselle)
Comments (9)There are seed packets available through most of the herb companies. It is mostly sold under the name Roselle. You can also find the seeds available through companies that sell to Indian and Pakistani communities - they often call it Sour Leaf. You can find it in the Hispanic communities often called Jamaica (the "j" pronounced like an "h"). It is the key ingredient in Red Zinger Tea that you can find in the herbal tea isle of your grocery store. Easy to sprout, easy to grow if you have hot weather. You can probably just follow the growing rules for okra. For me in NC they don't start to flower until the very end of the summer and often not until early fall. Cool nights will slow them down. Frosts will kill them. I imagine you could cut the blooming stems and bring them inside the house and get a few to mature. The calyx swells after the flower dies. They sometimes taste like cranberry but can be a bit stringy. They make a good jelly....See MoreSo you eat sorrel?
Comments (12)gooster, that was a fascinating episode. ! I met Daniel and his wife last spring. Lovely, friendly and full of life just as i expected. (did not know about his childhood). I do grow sorrel. And many other greens and things in small amounts. Some intended, some hitchhikers. Some i should not like but accept...(the horseradish) Sorrel?...i think in small quantities it can be an anti-inflamatory and healthy. (I have inherited joint issues). I use sorrel as more of a finishing garnish, a few young leaves in a base for fish or chicken. A last minute addition to a sauce. As in the classic made in Bourdain's recent episode. Salmon with sorrel sauce. Something i'm not sure of, in larger quantities, like a pesto, i avoid. Just try to balance out the meal with a salad and dressing that includes a contrasting herb. Mustard, fresh ginger, turmeric, lots of lemon and citrus....See More- 4 years ago
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