Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, limoncello. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Limoncello (Italian pronunciation: [limonˈtʃɛlːo]) is an Italian lemon liqueur mainly produced in Southern Italy, especially in the region around the Gulf of Naples. Среди них наиболее известны: Luxardo; Limoncello di Sorrento; Limoncello di Sicilia; Villa Massa. Limoncello is smooth and sweet with an intense lemon flavor. It can be sipped on its own, mixed Limoncello can range from very sweet to super tart and citrusy — as the maker of the limoncello.
Limoncello is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Limoncello is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook limoncello using 7 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Limoncello:
- Make ready Ingredients
- Make ready 12 medium size lemons
- Prepare 1 750-ml bottle of high proof vodka (140+ proof)*
- Get 3 cups of sugar
- Take 3 cups of boiling water
- Prepare Hardware
- Take 1 2-quart mason jar with lid and ring
The traditional way of drinking limoncello is to serve it well chilled, neat (no ice), in a chilled cordial glass. The most comprehensive limoncello article EVER! How to make limoncello with grain alcohol or vodka, with all the calculations & explanations you need! Ликер Piemme Limoncello. Ликер Pronol Limoncello. Limoncello is made by soaking lemon zests in neutral grain alcohol.
Steps to make Limoncello:
- Scrub the lemons under running water to remove any pesticides and particulate matter.
- Add to a 2 quart mason jar the vodka.
- With a vegetable peeler, peel wide strips of zest from the 12 lemons. Try to avoid the white pith as much as possible. (As you can see from the photo below, I need to work on my peeler skills. :-(
- Add the lemon peels to the vodka and seal the jar with the lid and ring. Let it stand for 2 to 4 weeks. 2 weeks will yield a very good lemoncello. However, 4 weeks will yield a superior product with more complex flavors.
- Whenever you decide your limoncello is ready for consumption, create a simple syrup by adding the sugar to boiling water. Stir until all the sugar has dissolved into the water. Let the syrup cool.
- Add the syrup to the mason jar and stir to incorporate.
- Store in refrigerator for 1 day. Strain out the lemon peels and bottle.
- Keep your limoncello in the freezer to serve ice cold shots. It will not freeze. You can store it for up to 3 months, but I doubt it lasts that long.
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- Originally I made this with Everclear. It did not taste as good as the limoncello that my parents made. Mine had a harsh taste to it. After checking with my parents, I found out that they used a high proof vodka such as, "Devil's Springs". My advice would be to steer clear of the Everclear. There is a reason that stuff is only 13 bucks a bottle.
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