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Mulled Wine - The Perfect Winter Beverage! There’s nothing better than a warm Christmassy hug in the shape of hot, sweetened red wine infused with exotic spices. • In a large saucepan add the sugar and the slices of oranges, pieces of peel, and the orange juice. • Add the cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, star anise and about 10 gratings of nutmeg to the pan. • Pour enough wine to cover the sugar, stir and simmer over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Then bring to Mulled wine is made using a combination of spices, fruits and the boil and sometimes with the addition other types of alcohol such as port, boil for about 4 brandy or sherry. Some of the common mulled wine ingredients minutes. include: cinnamon, star anise ginger, clove, sugar or honey plus • Turn the heat some sort of citrus fruit such as orange or lemons. Spices such as to low ,add the cardamom, nutmeg, bay leaf and peppercorns can also be used. rest of the wine. When making mulled wine it’s easy to overheat and burn off the Gently heat alcohol. This method of melting the sugar first with some of the the wine for 5 wine ensures this doesn’t happen. minutes. • Ladle in to Ingredients heatproof glasses and serve. 2 bottles of red wine 2 oranges Looking for a gift with a difference? ½ fresh orange juice We deliver cookery lessons in small groups plus one to one. 1 lemon Email: keepcalm@curryoncooking.com for further details. 200 g caster sugar Or purchase our currylicious kits from www.curryoncooking.com 5 whole cloves and have them delivered to your family here or in the UK. 2 cinnamon sticks 3 fresh bay leaves torn in to pieces 2 Star anise 1 whole nutmeg for grating
The tradition of drinking mulled wine goes as far back as ancient Greece; the Greeks drank warm wine for medicinal purposes; to combat colds and viruses. The Romans drank it to keep the cold at bay. Also a favourite tipple enjoyed by Henry V111 and his court, over time mulled wine has become synonymous with the festive season.
Recipe • Cut one of oranges into thin rounds or slices. Using a peeler, peel large chunks of peel from the orange, lemon and limes.
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