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Mulled Wine with Orange
Ingredients
Step by step process
Preparation
- 1
Scrub the orange well under warm water with a brush to wash away any dirt and wax from its skin. For a good mulled wine with orange, the quality of the fruit matters: a fresh, fragrant orange greatly enriches the aroma and flavour of the drink. Cut half into thin slices and squeeze fresh juice from the other half.
Cooking
- 2
Pour the red wine into a saucepan, add the orange slices and the freshly squeezed juice. Add the granulated sugar, 6 cloves and a cinnamon stick. Briefly stir all ingredients together so they start to heat evenly.
- 3
Heat the mixture over low heat for about 10 to 15 minutes just below the boiling point. Stir occasionally so the sugar dissolves completely and the spices infuse evenly into the wine. The right temperature is around 70 to 75 degrees. A light steam should form on the surface and the scent of spices fills the air, but there should be no bubbles.
- 4
Once the drink is hot and deeply fragrant with spices, take the saucepan off the heat. Let it stand for 2 minutes so the flavour rounds out and the pieces of spice settle to the bottom. The aroma of cinnamon and cloves will fill the entire kitchen.
Serving
- 5
Strain the hot drink through a fine sieve into mugs or thick-walled glasses. Add a piece of warmed orange to each serving. Serve immediately while the drink is hot and aromatic.
More tips:
Do not let the hot drink come to a full boil, otherwise it will lose some of the alcohol and the more delicate spice aromas.
For a more pronounced citrus flavor, peel just a thin layer of zest from the orange before slicing, leaving behind the white bitter pith.
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