Mulled Wine

DIFFICULTY
Easy Easy
COOK TIME
Under 30 min. Under 30 min.
SERVES
10+ 10+
Mulled Wine
Main INGREDIENTS
  • Fruit
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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

Dessert apple
  • whole cloves
  • 1 large orange
  • 2.5cm (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled
  • 225g (1 ½ cups, unpacked) soft brown sugar
  • 5 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 bottles red wine

  • Method

  • 1
    Cut the unpeeled apple into six segments, discarding the core from each piece. Push two of the cloves into the flesh of each segment.
  • 2
    Using a potato peeler remove, in strips, all of the peel from the orange. Cut the piece of ginger in half.
  • 3
    Put the pieces of apple, orange peel, ginger, sugar and cinnamon sticks into a large saucepan with 500ml (2 cups) water. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 15 minutes.
  • 4
    Add the wine and gently re-heat but do not boil again. Strain into a large heatproof serving bowl, floating the apple pieces, cinnamon sticks and some fresh orange slices on the top.
  • 5
    Ladle the warm mulled wine into mugs for serving.
  • 6
    Cook's Notes: For preparation in advance, make to the end of point 3, only adding the wine when you are ready to re-heat for serving.