Fruit Infused Alcohol Recipe 425 Food

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE FRUIT LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Start with clean fruit. Depending on what fruit you are using, hull the berries, pit the stone fruit, or trim rough ends from the rhubarb. Do not peel stone fruit, much flavor and color comes from the skins.
• Chop the fruit into bite sized pieces and add to a saucepan, along with the sugar. Add 1/4 cup water, and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. If your fruit is dry you may need to add a bit more water. Cook for about 5 minutes, just enough to soften the fruit.
• Puree the fruit using an immersion blender, a regular blender, or food processor.
• Add the fruit puree to the vodka and give it a stir. Let sit on the counter, covered, for 24 hours.
• Strain through a nut bag, or several layers of cheesecloth, squeezing to get all the liquid out. Discard the solids.
• Keep the liqueur in the refrigerator until needed. Note: these liqueurs need to be refrigerated because of the fresh fruit component, and should be consumed within 2 weeks.

HOW TO MAKE INFUSED LIQUORS (5 WAYS)

Steps:

• Wash and slice strawberries. Add to clean glass jar with vanilla beans, top with vodka and seal with airtight lid.
• Store in cool, dark place for at least 3 days, but up to a week. Strain into a measuring cup or glass bowl through a fine mesh sieve and discard strawberries and vanilla bean. You may need to strain a few times or use a cheesecloth to remove all sediment. Seal in clean jar and store in pantry.
• Core and slice pineapple. Add to clean glass jar, top with rum and seal with airtight lid.
• Store in cool, dark place for at least 3 days, but up to a week. Strain into a measuring cup or glass bowl through a fine mesh sieve and discard pineapple. You may need to strain a few times or use a cheesecloth to remove all sediment. Seal in clean jar and store in pantry.
• Slice jalapeños and limes. Add to clean glass jar, top with tequila and seal with airtight lid.
• Store in cool, dark place for at least 12 hours, but up to 48 hours. Strain into a measuring cup or glass bowl through a fine mesh sieve and discard jalapeños and limes. You may need to strain a few times or use a cheesecloth to remove all sediment. Seal in clean jar and store in pantry.
• Add cranberries, orange and cinnamon sticks to clean glass jar, top with whiskey and seal with airtight lid.
• Store in cool, dark place for at least 3 days, but up to a week. Strain into a measuring cup or glass bowl through a fine mesh sieve and discard cranberries, oranges and cinnamon. You may need to strain a few times or use a cheesecloth to remove all sediment. Seal in clean jar and store in pantry.
• Add lemon, ginger and cardamom pods to clean glass jar, top with gin and seal with airtight lid.
• Store in cool, dark place for at least 3 days, but up to a week. Strain into a measuring cup or glass bowl through a fine mesh sieve and discard lemon, cardamom and ginger. You may need to strain a few times or use a cheesecloth to remove all sediment. Seal in clean jar and store in pantry.

FRUIT INFUSED ALCOHOL RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Prep your fruit Wash it well and cut it into pieces. Remove peels and skins plus any part of the fruit that you wouldn't want to eat: Stems, pits, cores, and seeds should all be tossed into the compost pile. As the liquor infuses, bitter flavors from citrus pith and seeds can leech into the liquor, so you want to avoid that. Step 4: Bottle & Wait Fill a clean resealable glass jar or bottle with fresh, cleaned fruit. Top off with liquor and screw on the lid. Place in a cool, dark place (like a fridge) until the flavors infuse (anywhere from a week to a month, depending on your taste and the strength of the fruit). Shake the jar every few days. When you're happy with the flavor of the hooch, strain out fruit and pour infused spirits into a clean resealable glass jar or bottle; store in the fridge. Step 5: Drink Up Use your freshly infused spirits in place of plain spirits in your favorite cocktail (Mango Margaritas, anyone?), or serve up as a Martini. One caveat: This process requires a little patience. I generally start one mason jar of infused spirits per week throughout the summer. Depending on the type and ripeness of the fruit, infusions can take 2 to 3 weeks, so plan accordingly if you're making it for a party (or use a fresh batch as an excuse to party). A pretty jar of rosy strawberry vodka is the perfect hostess gift, and it's a lot more appealing than neon-green Margarita mix.