Rhubarb Liqueur

Cooking Light April 2012

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 6  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1 1⁄2 lbs rhubarb, coarsely chopped
• 3  cups vodka
• 1⁄2 cup Grand Marnier or 1⁄2 cup  other  orange-flavored liqueur

Directions

1. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring just until sugar dissolves; remove from heat. Cool.
2. Place coarsely chopped rhubarb in a wide-mouth jar. Add vodka, Grand Marnier, and cooled sugar syrup; stir.
3. Screw lid on tightly; let stand at room temperature for 2 to 3 weeks or until all the color leaches out of rhubarb. Strain mixture through a sieve over a bowl; discard solids.