Homemade Limoncello Using Meyer Lemons Recipes

LIMONCELLO

Steps:

• 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.

HOMEMADE LIMONCELLO USING MEYER LEMONS

Steps:

• Remove the stem and blossom end of the lemons. Quarter the lemons, removing as many of the seeds as possible.
• Place lemon into half-gallon mason jar, making sure the alcohol covers the lemons. Added additional Everclear if needed.
• Add a lid to the jar and allow the mixture to infuse at room temperature until yellowish in color, about 14 days or longer. The longer the mixture sits, the better the flavor.
• Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Add sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove syrup from heat and allow the simple syrup to cool to room temperature.
• Pour infused alcohol into the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer, discard lemons, stir the mixture well.
• Using a jar funnel pour limoncello into thick, freezer-safe glass bottles. Store in the freezer for at least 2 weeks before serving.

LIMONCELLO

Steps:

• Zest the lemons, and place zest into a large glass bottle or jar. Pour in vodka. Cover loosely and let infuse for one week at room temperature.
• After one week, combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Do not stir. Boil for 15 minutes. Allow syrup to cool to room temperature.
• Stir vodka mixture into syrup. Strain into glass bottles, and seal each bottle with a cork. Let mixture age for 2 weeks at room temperature.
• Place bottled liqueur into the freezer. When icy cold, serve in chilled vodka glasses or shot glasses.

MEYER LEMON LIMONCELLO

Steps:

• Wash the lemons and leaves; with a potato peeler remove the rind from the lemon (take care to only remove yellow skin, not white flesh.
• put lemon rind,leaves and alcohol in a sealed jar and let it soak for two or three weeks.
• Toward the end of the two/three weeks put sugar and water in a pan, let it boil for 4 minutes and let it cool.
• Mix everything, remove the lemon rind and filter the mixture through a coffee paper filter or washed cheesecloth.
• Put in bottles and put in freezer. In few hours the limoncello is ready to be served.
• If you cannot find pure spirits, you can substitute a good quality vodka, and cut back on some of the water.