Limoncello Aide
Limoncello
110 Reviews
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
SHOW:
Everyday Italian
EPISODE:
Summers in Capri
Limoncello
Total Time:
4 hr 40 min
Prep:
30 min
Inactive:
4 hr
Cook:
10 min
Yield:7 cups
Level:Easy
CATEGORIES
Lemon Beverage Mixed Drinks
Ingredients
10 lemons
1 (750-ml) bottle vodka
3 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 cups sugar
Directions
Using a vegetable peeler, remove the peel from the lemons in long strips (reserve the lemons for another use). Using a small sharp knife, trim away the white pith from the lemon peels; discard the pith. Place the lemon peels in a 2-quart pitcher. Pour the vodka over the peels and cover with plastic wrap. Steep the lemon peels in the vodka for 4 days at room temperature.
Stir the water and sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. Pour the sugar syrup over the vodka mixture. Cover and let stand at room temperature overnight. Strain the limoncello through a mesh strainer. Discard the peels. Transfer the limoncello to bottles. Seal the bottles and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 month.
Notes: I soaked the lemon peels a long time! I did not put the sugar syrup and peels together. I strained the lemon vodka and then combined the clear liquid with the room temperature simple syrup. I figured all the good stuff was already out of those lemon peels.
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