HOMEMADE LIMONCELLO RECIPE
Il Limoncello It's a simple, natural, genuine liqueur that everyone really likes. It also allows us to avoid a very frequent waste: that of the lemonsA waste that often occurs throughout the year, especially when the harvests of this wonderful tree, the lemon, are particularly generous.
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Simple to prepare at home: it takes very little to obtain this traditional and very fragrant liqueur yellow in colour, perfect to be enjoyed as a digestive after meals or to enhance the flavour of desserts and fruit salads.
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HOW TO MAKE LIMONCELLO AT HOME
La preparation of limoncello It takes a bit of time but it is not complicated: the important thing is to choose the main ingredients well, that is, the lemons which must be not treated and if possible those of Sorrento, with a typical elliptical shape and a citrus yellow skin, rich in essential oilsThose from the Amalfi Coast or Sicily are also excellent. Alternatively, use lemons grown in pots on the terrace or in the garden.garden.
Ingredients
- 10 untreated lemons
- 1 liter of 95 percent pure alcohol
- 600 grams of sugar
- 1 liter of water
Preparation
- Dry and peel the lemons using a potato peeler in order to avoid the white inner part of the peel which would give the liqueur too bitter a taste.
- Place the peels on a cutting board, cut them into small strips and then leave them to macerate together with 750 ml of alcohol in a hermetically sealed glass bowl.
- Place everything in a cool, dark place and leave to rest for at least ten days.
- At least once a day, shake the container to mix the peels well with the alcohol.
- After this time, filter the liquid to remove the peel: at this point the alcohol should have acquired the typical yellow color of lemons.
- Proceed with the preparation by placing a pan containing 1 litre of water and 600 grams of sugar on the heat and bring everything to the boil, stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Let it cool and then pour the resulting syrup together with the remaining 250 ml of alcohol into a bowl containing the previously filtered alcohol.
- Mix everything together and once the mixture is smooth, transfer it to a glass bottle and let it rest for about 8-10 days in a cool, dark place.
- After this time, your homemade limoncello will be ready to enjoy: before serving, however, keep it in the refrigerator for a few hours.
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