
Main INGREDIENTS
- Fruit
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
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Method
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1Cut the unpeeled apple into six segments, discarding the core from each piece. Push two of the cloves into the flesh of each segment.
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2Using a potato peeler remove, in strips, all of the peel from the orange. Cut the piece of ginger in half.
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3Put 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.
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4Add 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.
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5Ladle the warm mulled wine into mugs for serving.
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6Cook'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.