Gooseberry ginger beer

Name: Gooseberry ginger beer
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 h
Total time: 15 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 250g gooseberries (use frozen berries if you can’t get fresh); 1 thumb-size piece fresh ginger, sliced; 100g caster sugar; 100ml water; 4 tbsp ginger cordial (we used Belvoir); 100ml gin; 660ml cold pale ale

Published: 31 May 14
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

In early summer gooseberries are fat, irresistible emeralds – use them in this delightful al fresco gooseberry ginger beer cocktail recipe.

Serves 4
Hands-on time 20 min, simmering time 15 min

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Ingredients

250g gooseberries (use frozen berries if you can’t get fresh)
1 thumb-size piece fresh ginger, sliced
100g caster sugar
100ml water
4 tbsp ginger cordial (we used Belvoir)
100ml gin
660ml cold pale ale

Method

Put the gooseberries, ginger, sugar and water in a pan and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Gently simmer for 15 minutes or until syrupy, then strain. When cool, bottle and store in the fridge (see tip).
For each cocktail, pour 50ml gooseberry syrup in a glass, then add 1 tbsp ginger cordial and 25ml gin. Top up with pale ale, then serve.

Recipe from June 2014 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 263kcals
Fat: 0.2g (0.1g saturated)
Protein: 1g
Carbohydrates: 42.5g (42.3g sugars)
Fibre: 2g

delicious. tips

To sterilise jars and bottles, wash in warm soapy water, rinse, then dry in a low oven. Or wash in a hot dishwasher cycle.

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