Mulled Wine
This is the prefect winter
warmer to get you in the festive spirit!
Serves 12
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
2 unwaxed oranges
1 lemon, peel only
150g caster sugar
5 cloves, plus extra
for garnish
5 cardamom pods, bruised
1 cinnamon stick
¼ tsp freshly grated
nutmeg
2 bottles of fruity
unoaked red wine
150ml ginger wine
Preparation
method
1. Peel and juice one of the oranges and place in
a large saucepan with the lemon peel, sugar, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and
nutmeg. Add some wine to just cover the
sugar, heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Now bring to the boil for 5-8 minutes until
you have a thick syrup consistency.
2. Meanwhile, stud the
remaining orange with cloves and cut into segments to use as garnish.
3. Reduce the heat and
stir in the remaining wine and ginger wine, gently heat through.
4. To serve, pour into
heatproof glasses and serve with the orange segments as garnish. Merry Christmas!
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