Raw Mandarin Cordial Recipe:
Ingredients:
500ml freshly squeezed mandarin juice or orange juice
150g sugar or something sweet ie honey or maple syrup
Mandarin shells from juicing
Mandarin leaves if available or you could use a couple drops of orange blossom water
Method:
- Cut the mandarins in half and juice them reserving the shells.
- Pour the juice into a bottle or jar and refrigerate.
- Place the mandarin shells in a jar and add the sugar and leaves or orange blossom water. Mashing and crush the sugar into the mandarin shells using the end of a rolling pin. Once the sugar has started to dissolve place a lid on the jar and leave at room temperature for 24 hours to macerate.
- Strain and push the macerated mandarin mixture through a sieve over a bowl to catch the fragrant syrup.
- Add the syrup to the freshly squeezed mandarin juice. Shake well and store in the fridge for up to 3 weeks. It can also be frozen down in batches for up to 6 months.