Raspberry Shrub with Cider Vinegar and Soda
Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats.
Raspberries macerated in sugar for a day, strained and sharpened with cider vinegar, then served as a tangy, fruity soda over ice.
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Method
- 1
Macerate. Lightly crush the raspberries with the sugar in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours, stirring once or twice, until the fruit has released a deep red syrup. No heat is used, so the berry flavour stays fresh.
- 2
Strain. Tip the mixture into a sieve set over a bowl and press gently to get all the juice out, then scrape in any sugar left behind. Discard the pulp.
- 3
Add the vinegar. Whisk in the cider vinegar for a minute or two, until most of the sugar has dissolved.
- 4
Bottle. Pour into a clean bottle, seal, label with the date and refrigerate. Shake it every day or so. It is good straight away, but the sharpness softens and the last sugar dissolves over about a week.
- 5
Serve. For each drink, fill a tall glass with ice, pour in 45 ml of shrub syrup and top with 180 ml of soda water. Stir once and add a few raspberries.
Storage
Keep the syrup in a sealed bottle in the fridge for up to 1 month. Mix the drinks to order. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
EU nutrition claims
- Low fat: 0.1 g fat per 100 ml (limit ≤ 1.5 g)
- Low saturated fat: 0 g saturated fat per 100 ml, 0% of energy (limits ≤ 0.75 g and ≤ 10%)
- Low salt: 0 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 122 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
20 g per serving
40 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 80 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- medium bowl
- potato masher or fork
- fine-mesh sieve
- whisk
- clean 500 ml bottle or jar with lid
- tall glasses
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 88 kcal |
| Protein | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 21.4 g |
| of which sugars | 20.5 g |
| of which free sugars | 20 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g |
| Fibre | 0.7 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0.1 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
