Bitter orange & cardamom martinis

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Ingredients

12 cardamom pods

6 tbsp Seville orange marmalade , plus more to serve

400ml vodka

125ml Cointreau

4 tbsp lemon juice

ice , to serve

Method

Bash 6 cardamom pods in a pestle and mortar until they split.

Melt the marmalade in a pan, then whisk in the vodka. Add the crushed pods. Don’t boil the mix, simply warm it for a few mins. Leave to infuse off the heat for 20 mins, then strain.

Add the Cointreau and lemon juice and chill (or keep in the freezer). Serve in glasses with a little more marmalade in the bottom, ice and a cardamom pod floating on top.