Cranberry Orange Shrub with Rosemary-Hot Process
This shrub is made with a classic hot shrubbing method. Just mix and heat, strain and drink!
Equipment
- medium saucepan
- blender, food processor, or knife
- clean jar with lid
- spoon
- measuring cup
- Bowl
- strainer
- cocktail strainer
Ingredients
- 1 lb. fresh cranberries
- 1 cup water
- 2-3 Mandarin oranges, chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves only
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 3/4 cup white or golden sugar
- 1 1/4 cups cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Wash the cranberries and put them in a medium saucepan. Cover with water.
- Pulse the oranges in a food processor or blender (or if you don’t have either, just chop them up whole)
- Add the sugar, oranges, rosemary, and cinnamon to the cranberries.
- Stir and heat until hot; simmer gently until the cranberries burst then turn off the heat and allow to cool.
- Strain the mixture into a large bowl, pressing gently to express as much juice as possible without pushing the fruit through the sieve.
- Add an equal amount of cider vinegar and about ¼ cup of white balsamic and stir.
- Bottle it: pour over a cocktail sieve placed in a funnel to remove more of the sediment. Cover and refrigerate. You can use it now, but it is recommended that you wait a few days for the flavors to marry and get happy.
Notes
This method makes a shrub that is ready to drink very quickly. I was not happy with the amount of sediment that was created by cooking the cranberries, but it was still delicious!
Nutrition
Serving: 2TCalories: 40kcal
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