Homemade Mandarin Liqueur

Summary

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg mandarin (s)
• 1 orange (s), untreated
• 250 g cane suar, brown
• 1 vanilla pod (s)
• 4 star anise
• 300 ml vodka (40%)

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Instructions

1. Halve the mandarins and squeeze out the juice. At the end there should be at least 700 ml of juice available.
2. Cut a large piece of the peel very thinly from the orange. As little as possible of the white layer should be on the cut peel. Alternatively, a zester can be used for this.
3. Halve the vanilla pod and cut lengthways.
4. Pour the squeezed fruit juice through a sieve into a saucepan, add the sugar and add the star anise, the orange peel and the halved vanilla pod. Stir everything, bring to the boil briefly and then simmer on a low heat for about 15 minutes. Then take it off the stove and let it cool down.
5. Pour the cooled mandarin syrup first through a coarse and then through a finer sieve.
6. Now add the vodka, stir everything thoroughly and then fill into one or more bottles.
7. A great advantage of this liqueur is that it does not have to mature for weeks, but can be enjoyed straight away. And so it is also suitable as a last-minute gift.
8. Have fun with the preparation and then cheers!