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(link below)
Scrumptious Strawberry Liqueur
This recipe below is courtesy of the internet. I included below my adjusted
recipe for making a large amount for the holidays or gifts.
http://www.recipezaar.com/122035
3 cups fresh strawberries, ripe and unblemished
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups 100% proof vodka
1 cup water
1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Have on hand: Colander, cheesecloth
1. Wash and stem the berries.
2. In a bowl crush the berries and sugar together.
3. Let stand for 1 hour.
4. Transfer mixture to a clean 2 qt container.
5. Add vodka, water, lemon juice, and zests.
6. Cover and let stand in a cool dark place for 2 days, shaking several
times each day.
7. Press the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, discard solids.
8. Transfer the liqueur to a clean container.
9. Cover and let stand for 1 week.
10. Filter into a decorative bottle with a tight fitting lid.
11. Age for at least 1 month before serving.
Notes:
The Strawberries
– It's ALL about the strawberries so don't be
using supermarket strawberries! Wait until July or August and buy them at
a local farm stand. Ask for strawberries that are super ripe, almost too
ripe. They will often sell them to you half price because they're harder
to sell. You'll want to make the liqueur that very day because they will
mold very quickly. Be sure to cut off any mushy or moldy parts as these
will ruin your recipe.
Vodka: Don't buy the cheapest stuff which tastes bad, or the most
expensive as the flavor is wasted. Buy the mid level stuff and look for it
on sale. I got mine for $9.50 on sale for 1.75 liters.
Getting the Strawberries out of the liquid – Run the liqueur first
through a colander which will catch 90% then use Cheesecloth to catch the
rest of it. Place the cheesecloth loosely in the colander over a bowl, clip the
cloth to the sides, and pour the liqueur slowly through. Rinse out the
cheesecloth regularly. If you want the liqueur to be perfectly clear run
it once more through a coffee filter which will be VERY slow going.
Personally, I like it to have some natural strawberry stuff left in there
– I don't want it to look like Kool-Aid.
For approximately 400 +/- ounces use these
amounts instead:
1 flat of strawberries, or 8 quarts
One 5 pound bag of white sugar
Two 1.75 liters bottles vodka
1 refill of the 1.75 liter bottle of spring water (tap OK too)
8 tsp lemon juice (I used bottled)
*I didn't bother with the zest
Optional – you can also add glycerin if you wish. This is a liquid
that's available at places that sell cake decorating supplies. It gives
the liqueur more "mouth feel." I tossed in a small bottle only
because I had some on hand, but don’t feel like you need to.
Have two plastic storage bins handy to put all the liquid into and to
transfer back and forth - the kind you can use later to store stuff in
your closet
Recipe Printing Courtesy of Pizzazz Party Platters
Please feel free to use and share
this recipe! ~ Cybčle
Adam's Farm Market is where I got the fabulous
strawberries I used for my strawberry liqueur. They also sell a
bumbleberry pie that tastes like heaven. Yummy!
http://www.upickvermont.com/pages/right.html
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