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How to prepare sorrel

Name: How to prepare sorrel
Prep time: 34 min
Total time: 34 min
Yield: 300 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g sorrel; 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar

Here is how to clean and cut fresh leaves to use in a recipe, by removing stalks and central vein, to retain only the very best of the sorrel.

463 K 3.4/5 (200 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

5.50 €

300 g

2 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 6^th 2010

For 300 g, you will need:

1 300 g sorrel
2 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar
Total weight: 315 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 25 min.

Resting: 10 min.

All in all: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Put sorrel leaves into warm water with 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar. Stir well, and leave to soak for 10 minutes.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Remove sorrel from water, discard any discoloured leaves, and drain the remainder.

Your aim now is to remove stalk and central vein.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

To do this, fold leaf in half lengthways...

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

...and with scissors, cut along about 2/3 length.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 20 min.

Do this for all leaves, then dry them on a cloth or better still with a salad spinner.

Remarks

Sorrel is very delicate, it doesn't freeze well and cooking time should be as brief as possible.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Maison.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	0	0	0	0	2 RDI: 0 %
Per 100 g	0	0	0	0	1 RDI: 0 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 300 g : 5.25 €

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