Homemade Tangerine Liqueur
Added April 22, 2005 | Recipe #118600
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These make great gifts as well as a cheaper alternate to purchased liqueurs.
Directions:
1
Remove rinds from tangerines and scrape and discard white part from the inside.
2
Save peeled tangerines for another use.
3
set rinds on a jelly roll pan and place in a heated 250* oven and turn off heat. Leave in oven for 2 hours.
4
Open oven door ajar and leave rinds in there overnight.
5
Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Let cool, then stir in 2 cups vodka.
6
Stir again to dissolve any sugar, add remaining vodka and stir again.
7
Place dried tangerine rinds in a half gallon jar or glass container that has a screw cap. Pour in sugar, vodka mixture. Shake to mix.
8
Cap tightly and let stand in a dark place for 4 weeks. Strain through a coffee filter into a sterilized bottle. Seal or cork. Makes 1 quart.
Ratings & Reviews:
Excellent recipe alright! Mine will be ripe in about 10 days, but it already tastes (and smells) great. I dried my tangerine peels(cut into 1/2 in pieces) in the microwave between 2 paper towels and it worked out just fine . Thanks for posting.
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This is an excellent recipe.
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Nutritional Facts for Homemade Tangerine Liqueur
Serving Size: 1 (1986 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 1
Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value
Calories 4063.6
Calories from Fat 14
45%
Total Fat 1.5 g
2%
Saturated Fat 0.2 g
1%
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
0%
Sodium 21.3 mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate 517.1 g
172%
Dietary Fiber 9.0 g
36%
Sugars 502.9 g
2011%
Protein 4.0 g
8%
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