Folk culinary inventions sometimes amaze the imagination with their originality. And if you had time to get tired of traditional alcoholic drinks in their pure form, it's time to make a watermelon with vodka! This dish containing alcohol - something like a punch - will please even not too big drinkers, for example, ladies at a summer or autumn party. Of course, it is better to cook a watermelon with vodka at a time when the season of this berry and it is sold literally for a penny. There are several ways to prepare a spicy and tasty dish. We will talk about them in more detail in our article.
Watermelon with vodka. Ingredients
For cooking, you need one medium-sized watermelon (5-6 kg), fully ripe and sugar. In such a striped berry there are small voids into which the forty-degree will fall. It is best to take vodka of the average price and trusted producers, without any additives or flavors - pure. Strongly cool - such as the "Absolute" - is not worth it, since cleanliness is important here, not the brand. Quantity - 0.5 liters. Still need a knitting needle and a syringe with a medical needle. We take a large volume of the syringe so that the pricking process does not take a lot of time.
Watermelon with vodka. Recipe number 1
- Pour vodka into a container and draw it into a syringe.
- Watermelon is thoroughly washed on top of possible dirt. In the tail area, gently pierce two symmetrical holes with a knitting needle (one for air outlet). The holes should lead to the very center of the watermelon, where the voids are.
- Using a syringe gradually, periodically filling it, we pump vodka into a watermelon. This should be done in a hurry, since too quick actions can lead to the fact that vodka will pour out.
- After the procedure is completed, you need to close the holes (for example, cover up with pieces of chewing gum), shake the watermelon slightly and put it on the impregnation. Usually enough 3-6 hours. You can set it aside for the night or cook it in the morning so that it ripens in time for the party. Cool well before use.
Express method
Even faster, you can make a watermelon with vodka also with a syringe, just before the guests arrive. We take five kilograms of the berry, but we don’t use the knitting needle. A large volume of syringe gently prick watermelon with vodka from different sides, gradually letting in the fiery liquid. Due to the fact that the tattoo takes place from different sides, it will permeate much faster and will be ready in a matter of minutes. Nothing, even if accidentally cracked by over-stretching - anyway, quickly serve and cut. The express method “How to pump watermelon with vodka” is good because you do not need to soak the berry for a long time (for cases when guests have already called, that they are about to arrive, but nothing is ready for you) - quickly, efficiently, in an original way .
Homemade pear
How else can I make a watermelon with vodka? Recipe number 3, in fact, can be considered a punch in its classic manifestation. So, my watermelon is good. Then we cut off its top (but without extremism - not half a watermelon). We take out a large spoon into a container prepared in advance from the berry all the flesh and seeds, leaving only the walls. Leave the pulp, and remove the seeds. Cut into small pieces and send back to the watermelon skeleton. Pour about half a liter of fiery water there, mix and cover the berry with a lid constructed from a slice. You can add sweet spices and lemon juice to the mixture, but just a little. We insist a few hours below in the refrigerator. We serve to the table, pouring into glasses with a small scoop.
Tincture
Watermelon tincture on vodka is also very popular among the people because of its rich aroma and taste. All the flesh of a medium-sized watermelon, ripe and sweet, free from seeds. Then we use such a magical kitchen device as a blender. In fact, we make thick juice from the pulp. Then in a container we mix it with vodka (you need to take a 0.5 liter bottle) and put it in a warm and dark place (for example, a kitchen cabinet), having previously corked it. After a week, the maximum aromatic and original tincture will please both guests and home. It turns out something like liquor - and a rich, and quite sweet taste. And the aroma! Just unearthly. And the taste is appropriate.
It remains only to add that instead of vodka you can use other types of alcohol, both strong and weaker. For example, a dish with cognac is very good: steady grape and oak notes are added, giving the pear or watermelon liquor even more piquancy.