Limoncello

A lovely warm summer evening, becomes even more delicious with sous vide limoncello! A fun recipe to make with friends. With only 4 ingredients this is a super simple recipe, which you can prepare on the day itself. Normally this process takes 8 weeks, but with the sous vide method only 2 hours!

Ingredients:

• 5 (organic) lemons
• 500 ml (smirnoff) vodka
• 500 ml water
• 150 g sugar

Preparation:

1. The preparation: Set your sous vide device to 57 degrees. Wash the lemons well in hot water. This ensures that any wax and protective products on the lemons are removed.
2. The peels: Use a peeler to remove all the peels from the lemons. Make sure you only peel the yellow peels, the white edges can be quite bitter. We don't need the lemon juice, but throwing it away is absolutely not necessary! For example, make ice cream, use it to brighten up your glass of water and even as a cleaning agent it can work wonders.
3. Ready. set. go! Place the peels in a large vacuum bag. You can use the vacuum bags on a roll for this . You can make these as long as you want. Add the vodka to the bag and let the device do its work for 2 hours.
4. The sugar water: Half an hour before the peels and vodka are ready, it is time to make the syrup. Add the water and sugar to a saucepan and let it boil on medium high heat, until the sugar has completely disappeared. Let the sugar water cool down, you can put it in the fridge temporarily.
5. Cooling: When the sugar water has cooled, you can take it out of the refrigerator. In the meantime, the sous vide device is ready and you can carefully remove the bag from the water. Let it cool down as well, until the substance has completely cooled down. You can also put the bag in the refrigerator for a while, just like with the sugar water.
6. Strain: Strain the peels and mix the sugar water with the vodka. The peels are actually so delicious that you can use them in other dishes. You can also burn the peels with a kitchen torch and keep them as a garnish. Keep the limoncello in a sealable bottle.
7. Serving: Always serve the limoncello ice cold. Tip: do not use ice cubes, this dilutes the taste. Put the limoncello and the glass (empty) in the freezer for a while, for an optimal taste.