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
00:30
Yield
2 cups
Ingredients
- 1 red grapefruit, scrubbed
- 3 lemons, scrubbed
- ¼ cup (20 g/0.7 oz) rosemary
- piece ginger, sliced thinly
- ⅔ cup superfine sugar
- 1 cup (250 ml/8.5 fl oz) water
- Fizzy water (optional) (optional)
- Whiskey (optional) (optional)
- Total:
- 00:30
- Yield:
- 2 cups
Instructions
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1Using a peeler, remove long strips of peel from grapefruit and 2 of lemons. Be careful not to remove any of white pith.
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2Put the peels into a saucepan. Juice the lemons and grapefruit, and add the juice to the pan.
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3Using a rolling pin, roll over the rosemary sprigs a few times on a chopping board to release the oils.
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4Add the rosemary to the pan with ginger, sugar, and water.
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5Heat for 5 minutes over a low-medium heat, stirring occasionally, to dissolve the sugar.
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6Reduce 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.
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7Strain the cordial syrup through a sieve into a bowl or jug. Transfer to a bottle.
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8To use, mix 1–2 tablespoons of cordial into ⅔ cup of fizzy water to make a soda, or add to boiling water with 2 tablespoons of whiskey to make a hot toddy.
- Category
- Beverages
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 28, 2026