I prepared Limoncello using this recipe. I took a photo of my finished product in a bottle. I had all the ingredients at home ready to be used for something. I tasted it this morning. It's very potent and burned on the way down. I usually do not drink beverages that are so strong and would like to have suggestions as to how to use it mildly
Limoncello
Limoncello is good ice-cold on its own, but it's also delicious in a lemon drop martini, mixed with sparkling wine, or splashed over a bowl of fresh fruit. Since it takes two weeks to infuse the bracing citrusy flavor into the vodka, start this gift early and decant it into pretty sterilized glass bottles.
Yield: 7 cups (serving size: about 1/4 cup)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 125
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 0.0g
- Saturated fat: 0.0g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 0.0g
- Carbohydrate: 10.7g
- Fiber: 0.0g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.0mg
- Sodium: 1mg
- Calcium: 1mg
Ingredients
- 4 cups vodka
- 1/2 cup lemon rind strips (about 7 lemons)
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
Preparation
- 1. Combine vodka and rind in a bowl. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 weeks. Strain through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
- 2. Combine 3 cups water and 1 1/2 cups sugar in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature. Add to vodka mixture.
- 3. Divide limoncello evenly among 3 sterilized (750-milliliter) bottles, and seal.
- Note: Store in the refrigerator up to 1 year.
Limoncello Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Beverages, Beverages, Alcoholic
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Gifts, Make-Ahead, 5 Ingredients or Less
- CUISINE: Italian
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Saturated Fat, Low Sodium
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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