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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.
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By mmrowden
Chester, NH
on December 31, 2011
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Easy to make. It's a bit sweeter than I expected, but good.
By jfordyce_11686302
New York, NY
on December 15, 2011
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I made two batches, one with vodka and the other with grain alcohol (legal! as I read in many other online recipes that it was preferable. I've got to tell you, the vodka version was better --- the grain alcohol version was far too strong. Also, I let the peels macerate for a few weeks, not a few days.
By dwmedlock
on December 10, 2011
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My husband and I have made a version of Giada's recipe for years and give it away at Christmas. We make quite a bit of it and it has now become a family tradition ... We gather 20+ family members every August and peel 225+ lemons. We let them soak in the vodka until Thanksgiving, remove the peels and add the simple syrup. Then we get the family together again to filter and bottle it in the beginning of December. Everyone loves it - Family, friends and neighbors! NOTE: We use all parts of the lemons in this recipe. Juice the lemons and make lemon ice cubes to use for cooking and drinks. We also make candied lemons out of the peels when we remove them from the vodka - simply toss them in sugar and let them dry. They are amazing! You can also take the remaining sugar from the candied lemons to rim your martini glass or flavor your tea. YUMMY!
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