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.
Total Time
30 minutes
Servings
20
1 red grapefruit, scrubbed
3 lemons, scrubbed
¼ cup (20 g/0.7 oz) rosemary
6 cm (2.4 in) piece ginger, sliced thinly
⅔ cup (150 g/5.3 oz) superfine sugar
1 cup (250 ml/8.5 fl oz) water
Fizzy water (optional)
Whiskey (optional)
Using a peeler, remove long strips of peel from grapefruit and 2 of lemons. Be careful not to remove any of white pith.
Put the peels into a saucepan. Juice the lemons and grapefruit, and add the juice to the pan.
Using a rolling pin, roll over the rosemary sprigs a few times on a chopping board to release the oils.
Add the rosemary to the pan with ginger, sugar, and water.
Heat for 5 minutes over a low-medium heat, stirring occasionally, to dissolve the sugar.
5 minutes
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.
15 minutes
Strain the cordial syrup through a sieve into a bowl or jug. Transfer to a bottle.
To use, mix 1–2 tablespoons of cordial into ⅔ cup (160 ml/5.4 US fl oz) of fizzy water to make a soda, or add to boiling water with 2 tablespoons of whiskey to make a hot toddy.