Italian•indulgent
Maria’s Limoncello
Maria makes a potent, fragrant limoncello, here's her recipe
- Prep time
- 48 hr
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Skin of 6 green lemons
- 700 grams sugar
- 1 litre of alcohol
- 1 litre of water
Instructions
- 1
Soak the finely shaved skins of the lemons in one litre of pure alcohol in a container for 48 hours.
- 2
Boil the water and sugar for 10 minutes then cool.
- 3
Mix the water and sugar with the alcohol and strain to remove the skins.
- 4
Bottle it. Should make four bottles. Chill it. Serve it. With biscuits!