The process is long but oh so worth it.
Here's the recipe for 2 litres.
I'm making just the one at the moment
Ingredients for 2
litres of Limoncello
- 10 lemons
- 1 kg of sugar
- 1 litre vodka- 1 litre of water
Grate the lemons with a fine grater and put the zest in a couple of jars with lids. Pour in the vodka and close the containers tightly, letting the mix rest for 15 days in the dark. Make sure you shake it every two days to help distribute the flavour
At this stage, the alcohol will remove all the colour and scent from the lemon zest.
Not a difficult recipe at all huh?
I haven't made the syrup as yet...but here's the rest of the recipe if you'd like to get started
To prepare the syrup... juice the zested lemons, add 1 litre of water and sugar and mix together in a pot. Bring it to the boil then let simmer for a few minutes till it thickens a little and resembles a syrup. Let it cool and refrigerate
After 15 days,
it’s time to mix the lemony alcohol with the syrup. Put all the liquid in a
large container or bottles and let stand for another
day
Time to drain the
Limoncello into sterilised bottles. Use a funnel lined with cheesecloth to make
sure you remove all the zest
Seal the bottles,
put them in a dark place or fridge and let sit for another month...then
drink...on Christmas Day!!
Happy Happy everyone
