Raspberry Cordial

A community recipe by Monica

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

A summery fruity cordial. Just right for diluting with some fizzy water, or even better some fizzy white wine! See you on the terrace - chin chin!!

Ingredients

Serves: 4

Metric Cups

500 grams raspberries
450 millilitres red wine
800 grams white sugar

18 ounces raspberries
15⅘ fluid ounces red wine
28 ounces granulated sugar

Method

Raspberry Cordial is a community recipe submitted by Monica and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Steep raspberries in the wine overnight.

The next day, rub raspberries through a nylon sieve, pressing them with a rubber spatula to extract the maximum amount of juice. Rinse the sieve and pass the juice through again.

Add the sugar and stir to dissolve, boil for 5 minutes and then rest for 15 minutes. Do this three times altogether, it sterilises the cordial while preserving the flavour.

Pour into sterilised bottles. The cordial keeps for a year in a cool cupboard, but once opened it should be kept in the fridge.

Steep raspberries in the wine overnight.

The next day, rub raspberries through a nylon sieve, pressing them with a rubber spatula to extract the maximum amount of juice. Rinse the sieve and pass the juice through again.

Add the sugar and stir to dissolve, boil for 5 minutes and then rest for 15 minutes. Do this three times altogether, it sterilises the cordial while preserving the flavour.

Pour into sterilised bottles. The cordial keeps for a year in a cool cupboard, but once opened it should be kept in the fridge.