Miscellaneous recipe: Making liquor by using sous-vide technique

Making liquor, such as from plums, lemon, pears or walnuts usually takes months. By making use of sous-vide technique this time span can be decreased to hours.

As an example the making of cranberry liquor is demonstrated.
400 g washed down cranberries, cut in half,
300 ml vanilla brandy (alcohol percentage: 24 %)

Combine brandy and cranberry halves in an airtight preserving pot (Glass). Place pot in water bath for 4 hours at 58 ºC. Don't open the pot until cooled down because it is pressurised. 

Instead of the air-tight lid, which is removed during cooking, a stainless steel dish is placed on top of the glass pot. This dish is filled with cold water.

This method is replaced for a safer one (February 2020): The air-tight lid of the pot is removed and instead a small metal dish is placed on top of the pot.  This dish is filled with cold water. (Alcohol) fumes will condensate on the outer surface and not escape. 

Sieve liquid and press cranberry halves as to obtain as much liquid as possible. Store in a cool place.

Of course the liquor can be diluted with sugar sirup it you want.

KETO SOUS VIDE SPARE RIBS

An easy to make sous vide rib recipe which will make you very enthusiastic and your visitors too.

Ingredients (4 persons)
2-2,5 kg spare ribs, cut the rib rack in pieces of 5-6 ribs. Remove the membrane, this can be the only hard thing of the recipe. 

For the rib rub, mix thoroughly:
1,5 TBSP chili powder
2 TBSP fresh cracked black peper
1 TBSP celery salt
1 TBSP garlic powder
1,5 TBSP paprika powder
1 TBSP onion powder
2 TBSP erythritol
1,5 TSP smoke salt

Rub ribs with the mix.
Put two pieces in a food saver bag, vacumize and seal.
Submerge in preheated sous vide bath for 24 hours @ 61ºC.
Cool down quickly in an ice bath and store in refrigerator.
Right before using: Heat grill plate or BBQ.
Cut ribs apart with a sharp knife, put them short on the plate or BBQ until Maillard reaction occurs.

You can experiment with endless variations rubs, you can use endless variety (BBQ) sauces. So enjoy.