Recipe
Sorrel vinegar
- Herb:
- Rumex acetosa Rumex acetosa
- Method:
- Herbal vinegar
- Plant part:
- Leaf
About 25 minBeginnerRecipe science profile
Procedure
- Chop young leaves, fill the jar about one third, and cover with apple vinegar.
- Macerate about two weeks, strain — a sharp salad dressing base.
Extraction
- Herb:
- mladé listy cca 1/3 sklenice dle receptu
- Solvent:
- Jablečný ocet; macerace cca 2 týdny.
- Shelf life:
- Po scedění skladuj chladně.
- Target compounds:
- Kyseliny a polární metabolity v octě.
Notes
High acid load — use caution if you have reflux or peptic ulcers.
Why it works
Leafy acid macerates can be rich in plant organic acids on top of the vinegar itself; low pH changes extraction equilibria. This is a sharp culinary condiment — use caution if you have reflux or peptic ulcer disease.
Literature
- Vyhledávání studií (PubMed apod.) — Obecný vstup; konkrétní tvrzení ověř na kartě byliny.
Related
Rumex acetosa — Herb card
Herbal vinegar — Processing method detail