Preparation time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: low
WALNUT LIQUEUR RECIPE
Walnuts have so many benefits , starting with their natural melatonin, which is excellent for sleep . So, there's nothing better than finishing dinner with a sip of homemade walnut liqueur , or nocino and nocillo . This ancient and simple recipe doesn't waste anything.
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Ingredients
- 14 large walnuts with green husk (more if small)
- 1 liter of alcohol for desserts
- 1 dose per nut
- 8 cups of coffee
- 400 grams of sugar
Preparation
- Chop the walnuts Cut the walnuts into four or five pieces (wearing gloves to avoid staining your hands) and place them with their juice in a large bottle or small demijohn. Add the alcohol and let them steep for 40 days (but you can leave them for up to 60 days). Fifteen days before the expiration date, pour the amount for each nocino into the container.
- Time passed of maceration, filter the liquid through a cloth or an alcohol filter.
- In a suitable container, add the sugar, pour the 8 cups of boiling coffee over it, let it dissolve and wait for it to cool before adding it to the filtered alcohol.
- Collect the dust To use for coffee, place it in a small saucepan, cover it with water, and boil until the water turns black. Strain it two or three times and add it to the filtered alcohol.
- At this point mix well and bottle. Let it rest for a month and a half, filter, and then let the nocino mature for at least another month.
- The dose for nocino It can be prepared at home. Grind and mix equal parts nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves together for a total of 15 grams.
- Don't throw away immediately macerated walnuts in alcohol. You can use them to do the second nocino.
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HOMEMADE NOCINO RECIPE
Ingredients
- The walnuts used for nocino
- 1l of dry white wine
- A small bottle of vermouth essence
- 50 g of alcohol for desserts
- 200 grams of sugar
Preparation
- Pour Pour a liter of good-quality dry white wine over the walnuts, drained of alcohol. Let macerate for 40 days. Strain.
- Melt yourselves Add the sugar and the vermouth essence and alcohol. Mix well and bottle. Let it mature for a few weeks..
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