Tangerine Liqueur Recipes

TANGERINE LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Wash and peel tangerines. Remove any large pieces of pith remaining on inside of peel. Section tangerines and then cut each section into two or three pieces. Put tangerine pieces and peel in a jar with vodka, water, cinnamon, and cloves. Add white sugar and shake vigorously until sugar is dissolved. Cover. Let mixture set for three weeks, then strain and let the liqueur settle until clear. This usually takes a week or ten days.

TANGERINE CAKE WITH CITRUS GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make cake: Butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt cake pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in tangerine zest and juice and liqueur. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions yogurt, and beat to combine; beat in vanilla. Transfer batter to pan, smooth top, and firmly tap pan on a flat surface to remove air bubbles.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 30 minutes. Invert cake onto rack set in a rimmed baking sheet and let cool completely. (With a serrated knife, trim cake to sit flat, if necessary.)
• Make glaze: Whisk together confectioners' sugar and tangerine juice until smooth. Spoon glaze evenly over cake and let set 1 hour.

KUMQUAT-TANGERINE LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Peel strips of zest from lemons and tangerines with a vegetable peeler, avoiding white pith; reserve fruit for another use. Put zest, kumquats, and vodka in a large nonreactive jar; cover and let stand at room temperature 2 to 3 days. Stir in simple syrup to taste. Refrigerate 1 day.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, reserving some fruit for garnish, if desired. Divide among clean jars. Add some soaked fruit or strips of zest, if desired. Refrigerate up to 3 months.

HOMEMADE TANGERINE LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Remove rinds from tangerines and scrape and discard white part from the inside.
• Save peeled tangerines for another use.
• set rinds on a jelly roll pan and place in a heated 250* oven and turn off heat. Leave in oven for 2 hours.
• Open oven door ajar and leave rinds in there overnight.
• Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Let cool, then stir in 2 cups vodka.
• Stir again to dissolve any sugar, add remaining vodka and stir again.
• 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.
• 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.

TANGERITA: TANGERINE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Rub the rim of the glass with a wedge of lime and dip the rim into a saucer of fine salt. Place the tequila, lime juice, tangerine juice, orange flavored liqueur, and crushed ice into a shaker. Shake to mix and strain into a glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime on the rim of the glass.

TANGERINE ICE

Steps:

• Put the sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk with 1 cup tangerine juice until thoroughly dissolved. Stir in the rest of the tangerine juice, the lime juice, and the orange liqueur or kirsch. Mix well.
• Pour the mixture into a storage container to a depth of 1 inch, or into a zippered plastic freezer bag. Cover or seal well and freeze for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.
• To serve, chop the frozen mixture roughly with a spatula, then spoon into glasses. Top with a little chilled Champagne if you wish.

VICKI'S TANGERINE MARTINI

Steps:

• Place ice in a martini shaker and pour tangerine juice, vodka, and orange liqueur over ice. Cover, shake vigorously, and pour into a martini glass.