Jamaica Concentrate

Submitted by Ambervim

"I got this from a PBS show, Pati's Mexican Table. One of my Jamaican friends serves this at Christmas. Another frequently has it in the fridge."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 5 Cups

ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 6 ounces dried hibiscus flowers (6 oz is about 2 cups)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (or to taste)

directions

1. n a saucepan, pour 8 cups of water and place over high heat.
2. Once it comes to a boil, add the jamaica flowers, simmer at medium heat for 10 minutes and turn off the heat.
3. Let it cool down and strain into a heat proof glass or plastic water jar.
4. Add the sugar and lime juice, mix well, cover and refrigerate.

Reviews

[zeldaz51]

I make Pati's recipe, too. The concentrate will keep at least 3 months in the fridge.<br/>To use the concentrate to make a drink, dilute 1 cup of the concentrate with 3 to 4 cups of water, or to taste, and pour over ice. You can also mix this with iced tea, limeade, or lemonade to add a gorgeous color and flavor.<br/>Other uses for Jamaica (pronounced ham EYE ee kah) concentrate include meat marinades, fruit sorbets or popsicles, and vinaigrette dressings.<br/>You can find the dried hibiscus flowers at groceries that cater to Latino customers.