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Limoncello

Lemon peels without the white pith steeped in vodka in a closed bottle for many days, strained and mixed with cold sugar syrup; frozen and served ice-cold in small glasses.

⏱ 76 hr 9 min
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Peel the zest of the lemons with a vegetable peeler, without the bitter white pith.
    Peeler
  2. 2
    Put the peels in a glass bottle with a lid and cover with the vodka.
    Jar
  3. 3
    Close and leave at room temperature for 7–14 days.
  4. 4
    Heat the water and sugar in a small saucepan, stirring, until the sugar dissolves completely, and let the syrup cool.
    Small saucepanStove
  5. 5
    Strain the vodka and the peels through a fine strainer.
    Fine sieve
  6. 6
    Mix the vodka, now strained, with the cold syrup.
  7. 7
    Transfer to bottles and freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.
    Freezer
  8. 8
    Serve ice-cold in small glasses.
631calories
1 gprotein
58 gcarbs
0 gfat
● protein 2%● carbs 97%● fat 1%

Per serving (391 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Freezer · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Refrigerator (Takes much longer) · Ice bath (For quick chilling)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
  • Peeler · Also works: Paring knife (Wastes more of the fruit, slow)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Vanilla
  • Soaking time: 7–14 days
  • Freezing time: at least 4 hours

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