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Moonshine on orange peels has a bright pleasant taste and numerous valuable properties. You can prepare it at home from simple ingredients according to several recipes.
Properties of orange liqueur
Orange liqueur is appreciated not only for its pleasant refreshing taste. The drink has many beneficial properties:
- helps to strengthen the immune system and quickly cure colds;
- normalizes digestive processes and improves appetite;
- helps to cope with belching and heartburn;
- removes phlegm with bronchitis and reduces the frequency of asthma attacks;
- lowers blood sugar in diabetes;
- prevents the development of atherosclerosis and fights high cholesterol;
- prevents diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- protects vision from ailments;
- improves mood and increases stress resistance.
Do not consume large amounts of orange liqueur as it contains alcohol and can be harmful to the body. The positive properties of the drink appear only with moderate use.
Orange tincture has a beneficial effect on the liver and cleanses the organ of toxins
Cooking tips
There are quite a few recipes for orange liqueur. But when using any of them, it is recommended to adhere to some rules:
- For the preparation of the drink, exclusively ripe, maximally juicy fruits are used. Oranges with soft barrels, traces of mold and stains, as well as unripe fruits should not be taken.
- Only high-quality, double-purified moonshine is used to create a drink.
- The tincture is prepared and stored in glass containers. It is not recommended to keep the drink in plastic and metal containers. In both cases, it enters into a chemical reaction with the walls of the dishes, loses its taste and quickly deteriorates.
- Before preparing the tincture, the oranges should be doused with boiling water and the peel should be rubbed thoroughly. This will ensure the disinfection of the fruit, and besides, the zest will better reveal its taste and aroma.
After the main infusion, the orange drink should be placed in the refrigerator for 5-7 days and only then tasted.
Recipes for moonshine tinctures on orange peels and oranges
To prepare the tincture, not only vodka and alcohol are used, but also homemade moonshine. With good quality raw materials, the drink turns out to be tasty and retains all the benefits.
Moonshine on orange peels with ginger
One of the best recipes for moonshine on an orange suggests mixing citrus zest and ginger for making a tincture. In the process, you will need the following components:
- moonshine - 2.5 liters;
- orange peel - 400 g;
- ginger root - 25 g.
Insist moonshine on orange peel according to the following scheme:
- The ginger root is peeled and cut into small pieces.
- Together with the orange peel, the raw materials are poured into a glass jar.
- Pour the ingredients with moonshine.
- Put away in a dark place for two weeks.
- After the expiration of the period, passed through cheesecloth several times in a row for filtration.
The finished drink is placed in the refrigerator for 5-7 days, and then tasted and consumed for medicinal purposes or for pleasure.
Orange moonshine with ginger has excellent anti-cold properties
Moonshine infused with orange and honey
Orange moonshine with the addition of honey has a good effect on the body. To prepare it you need:
- moonshine - 1 l;
- oranges - 2 pcs.;
- linden honey - 300 ml.
The recipe for moonshine with orange is as follows:
- Peel and white parts of citrus fruits, cut the pulp into slices and remove the seeds.
- Pour alcohol into a clean dry jar and stir honey in it until it is completely dissolved.
- Put orange slices in the base for the liqueur.
- The vessel is closed and placed in a cool dark place for a week.
The container must be shaken daily in the morning and late afternoon. After the expiration date, the drink is thoroughly filtered through several layers of gauze and bottled. The finished tincture should acquire a pale yellow color and rich sweet taste.
Moonshine with oranges and honey tones up well and relaxes at the same time
Pouring oranges on moonshine with coffee
You can add high-quality ground or grain coffee to the orange liqueur. The drink will acquire an unusual dessert taste and pronounced invigorating qualities. According to the recipe, from the ingredients you need:
- oranges - 2 pcs.;
- moonshine - 1 l;
- cinnamon sticks - 6 pcs.;
- lump sugar - 40 pcs.;
- coffee - 30 beans.
The cooking algorithm looks like this:
- Pieces of sugar are crushed and placed in a glass jar along with cinnamon sticks.
- The oranges are washed and peeled, and then cut into wedges.
- Punch the fruit pieces with a knife and insert the coffee beans into the holes.
- They put the raw material in a container and fill it with moonshine.
- Seal the jar and shake thoroughly until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove the vessel for a week in a dark place, taking it out from time to time to shake it up again.
The finished orange moonshine should turn yellow with a slight brown tint. The drink has a sweet and spicy taste with distinct coffee notes, it is easy and pleasant to drink.
Coffee and orange in moonshine are good at calming the nerves and increasing stress resistance
How to infuse moonshine with lemon and orange
You can infuse moonshine on orange peels in combination with lemon. This drink contains a large amount of vitamin C, thanks to which the product acquires firming and anti-inflammatory qualities.
To prepare the product you need:
- moonshine - 1 l;
- oranges - 3 pcs.;
- ginger - 20 g;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- sugar - 100 g.
The step-by-step cooking algorithm is as follows:
- The orange and lemon are pre-poured with boiling water and the zest is removed from the fruit, without touching the white bitter part.
- The resulting peels, together with the ginger root, are thoroughly chopped with a knife and placed in a clean 2 liter jar.
- In a separate bowl, sugar is stirred in 500 ml of alcohol until dissolved, and then poured into the main container along with the rest of the alcohol.
- The vessel is closed and placed in a cool dark place for a week.
After the expiration of the period, the resulting tincture on the orange peel on moonshine is filtered through cheesecloth 2-3 times in a row. If desired, it is allowed to add a little more sugar to the finished drink if the taste is too sour.
Moonshine with oranges and lemon is useful in small dosages for the prevention of vitamin deficiency
Moonshine on pine nuts and orange
You can make moonshine with oranges with pine nuts. This drink has good strengthening properties and improves the condition of blood vessels and heart. To create it, you need the following ingredients:
- moonshine - 500 ml;
- orange peel - 3 g;
- pine nuts - 40 g;
- currant leaf - 1 pc .;
- vanillin - 1 pinch.
The step-by-step preparation of the tincture is as follows:
- Remove the orange peel from the orange, while avoiding touching the white part - it tastes noticeably bitter.
- The zest and fresh currant leaf are poured with moonshine in a dry glass dish.
- Pine nuts are added to the ingredients.
- Sugar and vanillin are added to the container.
- Stir the ingredients with a wooden spoon and close the vessel.
- Remove the liqueur in a dark place with a low temperature for two weeks.
During the infusion, the container is shaken daily. Upon reaching readiness, the drink is passed through cheesecloth for filtration and poured into a glass bottle. After that, it is recommended to keep the product in the refrigerator for another week.
It is recommended to lightly roast pine nuts for orange moonshine in the oven beforehand
Contraindications to use
Orange peel tincture on moonshine does not always benefit the body. In some cases, the drink should be discarded. You cannot use it:
- with exacerbation of stomach ulcers and gastritis;
- with severe liver and kidney diseases;
- with pancreatitis in the acute phase;
- with hypotension;
- during pregnancy and lactation;
- with chronic ailments of the cardiovascular system;
- with a tendency to alcoholism;
- if you are allergic to citrus fruits or other ingredients in the tincture;
- in children under 18 years of age.
Drinking orange moonshine for pleasure and for medicinal purposes should be in limited quantities. It is recommended to take no more than 50 ml of the drink per day and no more than once a week. For therapy, they most often use only 5-10 ml of an alcoholic agent.
Storage rules
The orange tincture must be stored in a glass container under a hermetically sealed lid. A loose or no plug will lead to evaporation of the alcohol base. Keep the drink in a dark place at a temperature of 5-20 ° C and at a relative humidity of no more than 85%. It is best to keep a jar or bottle of orange moonshine in the refrigerator.
Orange moonshine is not recommended to be exposed to bright light.
Subject to the conditions, the product retains its taste and benefits throughout the year. During this period, you need to regularly assess the condition of the drink. If the moonshine becomes cloudy, flakes or loose sediment appear in it at the bottom, the tincture will have to be disposed of.
Conclusion
Orange peel moonshine can be prepared according to several recipes. In all variants, the drink benefits the body if consumed in small dosages. The shelf life of the tincture is limited, therefore, it is not prepared in excessive quantities.
