Ideas for cooking Sorrel?

sparklymessygirl

Hello all,

I have a big bag of sorrel and wondered if anyone had any ideas what I could do with it. I have googled and found sorrel soup. Anything else? And does it disappear to nothing like spinach?
Thanks for any help

Sparkly

chuckles1066

sparklymessygirl wrote:

Hello all,

I have a big bag of sorrel and wondered if anyone had any ideas what I could do with it. I have googled and found sorrel soup. Anything else? And does it disappear to nothing like spinach?
Thanks for any help

Sparkly

I have nothing to contribute to this thread and my apologies for wasting your time but, in my alcohol-induced state, I mis-read your post as something to do with cooking squirrels :beer:

I tuned in only because I was intrigued :eek:

sparklymessygirl

Who knows - it could be tasty

Cheers :beer:
Sparkly

chuckles1066

sparklymessygirl wrote:

Who knows - it could be tasty

Cheers :beer:
Sparkly

well, rumour has it that squirrels are high in cholesterol?

letsgobilliejoe

chuckles1066 wrote:

well, rumour has it that squirrels are high in cholesterol?

and the red ones taste like strawberries...

sarah0404

I've got some growing in my garden. I feed it to my rabbit. He seems to like it.

I don't have any recipes, but apparently it's very popular in France. I have a bit about it in a book, it says the young leaves are good in salads. Older leaves are good in sauces and soups. It is supposed to be good with fish. It says it is traditionally teamed with eggs and cream. Not sure what you can make with eggs and cream though. Omlette or scrambled eggs maybe?

suziewuzie

Remember... squirrels may contain nuts! Sorry - groan.
Sorrel soup is yummy and it does make a good accompaniment to fish, sorrel, not the soup. I think Delia has a soup recipe in her original cookery book from the early 80s.

letsgobilliejoe

anyway, the only way i've ever come across it is as a 'sweet drink' in the west indies. don't know any recipes, but my nanna has mentioned it in passing about when she lived in Trinidad.

oh, and i found this: sorrel recipes

jellybabies_2

sparklymessygirl wrote:

Hello all,

I have a big bag of sorrel and wondered if anyone had any ideas what I could do with it. I have googled and found sorrel soup. Anything else? And does it disappear to nothing like spinach?
Thanks for any help

Sparkly

my mate had a cat called sorrell........he hasnt seen it since thursday!!!!!!!
you havent have you??????
he'll be gutted! :eek:

letsgobilliejoe

jellybabies wrote:

he'll be gutted!

quite literally

Boomdocker

chuckles1066 wrote:

I have nothing to contribute to this thread and my apologies for wasting your time but, in my alcohol-induced state, I mis-read your post as something to do with cooking squirrels :beer:

OMG, me too!! :eek: