Grapefruit Shrub

Name: Grapefruit Shrub
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters raw, unrefined cane sugar; 315 milliliters About raw (unpasteurized) coconut vinegar, such as Coconut Secret; 3 larges red grapefruit; 237 milliliters freshly squeezed red grapefruit juice

Grapefruit Shrub

Grapefruit Shrub is a gluten free and vegan hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 20. One serving contains 60 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up grapefruit juice, coconut vinegar, grapefruit, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cut off outer peel and membrane from each fruit, following curve of fruit. Then cut between inner membranes to free segments; discard membranes. Put fruit in a clean, widemouth 1-qt. canning jar.

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Fruit

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Canning Jar

Add enough vinegar to cover. Close jar tightly and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Push down grapefruit until covered by vinegar so vinegar can draw out their flavor. (Keep fruit completely submerged to prevent undesirable bacteria or mold from growing on it.)

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Grapefruit

Vinegar

Fruit

Shake

Cover jar with a piece of cheesecloth (so air can get in and help start fermentation) and securely attach with a rubber band or the jar ring. Leave at room temperature for about 12 hours.

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Cheesecloth

Discard cheesecloth. Replace lid and ring, secure tightly, and repeat the vigorous shaking daily for 7 days, keeping at room temperature.

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Cheesecloth

Pour mixture into a wide strainer set over a bowl. Set aside fruit for another use. Return liquid to jar, using a funnel.

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Fruit

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Funnel

Bowl

Add grapefruit juice and sugar, cover, and shake until dissolved, about 2 minutes.

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Grapefruit Juice

Shake

Sugar

Chill 7 days for flavors to meld, giving the bottle a vigorous shake every day to be sure sugar is dissolved. Use, or chill up to 4 months (shake before using). The shrub will get more syrupy with time.

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Shake

Sugar

*Find raw coconut vinegar at natural-foods stores (see a store locator at coconutsecret.com). For a bright color in the shrub, Karlin likes Trader Joe's organic evaporated cane juice sugar.

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Evaporated Cane Juice