Name: Mulled Wine recipe by Alok Verma at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 Clementine Oranges; 2 lemons; 200 gms castor sugar; 1 bottle of port or claret red wine; 1 vanilla pod, halved lengthways; 6 cloves; 2 barks of cinnamon; 1 nutmeg; 4 bay leaves; 2 star anise

ABOUT Mulled Wine RECIPE

Nothing screams of winter and holidays like a steaming mug of spiced wine. I’m an ardent admirer of mulled wine and its variations. The recipe that I’ve put to use is traditionally German and Austrian in origin. It’s referred to as Glühwein (roughly translated as “glow-wine”, from the hot irons once used for mulling) and is dated to c. 1420.

Ingredients Serving: 8

2 Clementine Oranges
2 lemons
200 gms castor sugar
1 bottle of port or claret red wine
1 vanilla pod, halved lengthways
6 cloves
2 barks of cinnamon
1 nutmeg
4 bay leaves
2 star anise

Instructions

In a saucepan, heat castor sugar over medium heat. Add large sections of peel of clementine oranges and lemons and then add the juice of both oranges and lemons.
Add cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg (12-14 gratings) & bay leaves. Throw in your halved vanilla pod & add red wine just enough to cover the sugar. Bring it to a boil & keep the wine on a rolling boil for 5 minutes, until you’ve got a thick syrup.
Lower the heat, add star anise and the rest of the wine and after 5 minutes, turn off the gas. Serve it warm in glasses and serve. Garnish with whole cinnamon sticks and star anise. You could also add a wedge of citrus studded with cloves.

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