Blood Orange Liqueur

Total Time: 672 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 672 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 blood oranges
• 1 lemon
• fresh ginger, 2-inch piece peeled and sliced
• 2 cups vodka
• 1 1/2 cups simple syrup

Recipe

• 1 make simple syrup by heating 2 1/2 cups water and 3 cups sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until it comes to a boil. lower heat and simmer 5 minutes. let cool before using. any extra will keep in the refrigerator for a month or so, and is good for sweetening iced tea, etc.
• 2 wash, dry and peel the zest from the oranges and lemons, being careful not to take any of the pith. place in a large glass jar.
• 3 remove pith from two of the oranges. cut up the fruit and add to the jar. (you will not use the remaining oranges in this recipe).
• 4 stir to smash the fruit a bit, add the vodka, ginger and lemon and seal the jar.
• 5 place in a cool, dry spot, away from sunlight for two weeks, swirling it about occasionally.
• 6 stir in the simple syrup, reseal, and again set aside for two weeks, swirling occasionally.
• 7 strain the liqueur.
• 8 filter it through a double layer of cheesecloth into a pitcher.
• 9 filter a final time through 2 new layers of cheesecloth into the final bottle.