Food Network: Cranberry-Orange Vodka

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Cranberry-Orange Vodka
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello

Ingredients
1 pound fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, or 1 vanilla bean, split
2 oranges, peels cut into 2-inch strips
1 (750-ml) bottle vodka

To serve:
1 bottle tonic water
Lime slices, for garnish

Instructions

Place cranberries, sugar and vanilla in a medium
saucepan. Place pan over medium heat and stir. Simmer cranberry mixture until the
berries burst, about 5 to 6 minutes.

Place orange peels in a large glass container with an airtight lid, or large mason
jars with lids. Pour vodka over the orange peels.

Allow the cranberry mixture to cool. Pour the cooled mixture into the glass
container(s). Cover tightly and set aside for 1 week. After 1 week, strain out the
cranberries sand orange peels and pour mixture into a clean bottle, using a
funnel. Store vodka in the refrigerator.

To serve: Pour 2 ounces of vodka mixture over ice in a tall glass and top with
tonic water. Garnish with a slice of lime.