Mulled wine is now becoming very popular and even in fashion. Everyone can just uncork and drink a bottle of wine, and only a few turn it into a wonderful drink.
Probably just few people know how easy it is. Here are the most successful recipes for mulled wine with an orange. Indulge in an adult way?
Mulled wine with an orange - general principles of preparation
Mulled wine is usually prepared from dry red or semi-dry wine. But there are non-alcoholic options, one of them can be found just below. Mulled wine is always served hot, it is for this reason that it is important to learn how to heat it correctly. The drink reaches a deep taste and aroma by adding juices, fruits or berries, very often it is citrus. That is why orange mulled wine is one of the most popular and beloved drinks.
What spices add:
• cinnamon is a classic;
• star anise;
• vanilla pods;
• zest of different citruses;
• rosemary;
• cloves.
All this is added at the beginning or in the middle of the cooking process. Spices need time to reveal their taste. In addition to oranges, apples and other fruits can be added to mulled wine. You can change the taste of honey or white, brown sugar.
Important! The drink requires heating. It is best to use a water bath, but you can just take the dishes with a thick bottom or a good material that contributes to an even distribution of heat. Despite the fact that the drink is consumed hot, it can be given time to insist, if necessary, the mulled wine is reheated. But it is important to keep alcohol under a tight lid so that it does not run out of steam.
Mulled wine with orange and spices
One of the most common recipes for mulled wine with orange and red dry wine. Choose ripe and juicy citrus. If you plan to decorate the glass with orange mugs, then you can cut and set aside several neat slices.
Ingredients
• orange;
• 2 sticks of cinnamon;
• 0.5 liters of wine;
• 1 star anise;
• 1 tbsp. l honey;
• 5 carnations;
• 1 sprig (small) of rosemary;
• 0.2 lemons (a pair of cloves).
Cooking method
1. Cut the washed orange into slices, put in a saucepan, add a couple of lemon slices. A lot of it is not needed, since dry wine in itself has a sour taste.
2. Add the star anise star to the pan, introduce the remaining spices. We throw whole cinnamon sticks or break into several parts, but in no case do we grind. We throw rosemary just like cloves.
3. Pour the contents of the saucepan with wine. Its temperature does not matter.
4. Put the mulled wine on the stove, put the lid on. Well, if it is dense, it will retain aromas and alcohol inside.
5. Set a small fire and begin to slowly heat. Spices will give off flavor, mulled wine will blossom with new flavors.
6. Once the drink is warmed up to 70-80 degrees, you can stir it. From the slices of orange and spices will go even greater flavor. The drink is ready!
7. Pour mulled wine into mugs or refractory glasses. Citrus slices can also be spread out or replaced with fresh oranges that look more beautiful.
Alcohol Free Mulled Wine
There are non-drinking guests at almost any party, thanks to this recipe they can also be adequately treated. A wonderful recipe for non-alcoholic mulled wine. It is very important to use quality grape juice for cooking. Since the drink will be heated, the chemical components and all sorts of unnecessary additives can behave strangely.
Ingredients
• 1 liter of grape juice;
• 1 tsp lemon zest;
• 3 cloves;
• 2 oranges;
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice;
• 1 cinnamon (stick);
• star anise star;
• sugar to taste.
Cooking method
1. Wash the oranges with a brush, cut into circles, put in a saucepan. Add the lemon zest. You do not need to grind it, just remove and add it with small plates or spirals, as it happens.
2. Immediately put all the spices. Sugar can not be added, we focus on the taste of grape juice. If desired, sand can be replaced with natural honey or some kind of syrup.
3. At the end, pour lemon and grape juice. You don’t need to stir anything. Cover the pot and set it on a small fire. We start heating.
4. We warm the drink in a saucepan for about 20 minutes, it should never boil. Then stir with a wooden spoon or stick and cover again. As soon as hissing is heard. As with boiling, immediately remove the pan from the heat.
5. Let the mulled wine stand for a while, literally a few minutes, then pour it into circles. By the way, if desired, 1-2 tablespoons of brandy can be added to non-alcoholic mulled wine.
Mulled wine with orange and apple
A delicious and fragrant mulled wine recipe with oranges, apples and red dry or semi-dry wine. The basis can be chosen to your taste, taking into account the desired strength. If the degrees are not enough, then it is not forbidden to add cognac, but in a small amount and directly to your serving.
Ingredients
• 0.75 ml of wine (bottle);
• a couple of apples;
• two oranges (one for decoration);
• 2 star anise;
• 100 ml of water;
• a pinch of nutmeg;
• 5 peas of allspice;
• 1-2 cloves;
• honey (sugar) to taste.
Cooking method
1. Remove the zest from one orange, but do not chop, do not chop, throw the strips into the pan. We cut the citrus into small cubes, also shift. Juice, which remains on the board, carefully pour into a saucepan.
2. Rinse the apples, cut into small cubes and add to the slices of orange and zest.
3. Now lay all the spices. If you do not like something, you can exclude it. We also act if something was not at home. Peppers are used only allspice.
4. Now fill it all with wine, add 100 ml of purified water. Close the saucepan and set to simmer on a small fire.
5. While the mulled wine with oranges heats up, we will be engaged in a decor. The remaining citrus is cut into large triangular slices. We put on each glass piece by piece.
6. Remove the hot, but not boiling mulled wine from the stove. Pour into glasses through a strainer. Inside, you can add slices of orange, if they remain.
An invigorating mulled wine with orange and ginger
This drink is the cure for all colds. It is advisable to cook it with real ginger, as well as use high-quality honey. In this version, he will drive away the entire illness.
Ingredients
• a bottle of wine;
• 15 g of ginger;
• 2 oranges;
• 1 clove;
• 1 vanilla pod;
• 1 cinnamon;
• 2 tablespoons of honey;
• 0.2 l of water;
• 0.3 lemons.
Cooking method
1. Finely chop the ginger, add cinnamon, cloves to it, throw the vanilla pod and fill it with water. We put on the stove. Boil the spices for at least five minutes after boiling. They must give off the aroma. We filter. If you do not use a strainer, but a fabric, then you can still squeeze it out well. We mix the cooked fragrant broth with wine, send it to the saucepan.
2. Cut the washed oranges into small cubes, do not remove the peel. Kroshim lemon. Pour citruses into a saucepan for wine and aromatic water.
3. Put the mulled wine on the stove, simmer until almost boiling. We carefully monitor, peep, as soon as the mixture becomes very hot, remove from heat.
Mulled wine with orange and tea
Tea for mulled wine is used already brewed, but only freshly prepared. We make strong and rich drink.
Ingredients
• 350 ml of tea;
• 2 tablespoons of honey;
• 0.75 ml of wine;
• 2 cinnamon (sticks);
• a pair of carnations;
• a pair of star anise;
• 6-10 pieces of almonds;
• a couple of oranges.
Cooking method
1. Add cinnamon, star anise, halved almonds to the wine. You can optionally introduce a few small pieces of ginger. Put it all on the stove.
2. Dice the orange, put it in a saucepan in the wine, continue to heat together.
3. As soon as the first bubbles appear in the mulled wine, pour tea. Warm up a few more minutes together.
4. Remove the drink from the heat. Add bee honey, stir until it dissolves. Pour into circles. For decoration, use orange slices, cinnamon sticks.
Mulled wine with orange and dried apples
It turns out that mulled wine can be cooked not only with fresh apples, but also with dried fruits. Citruses combine with them just fine.
Ingredients
• a bottle of wine;
• a handful of dry apples;
• 1 large orange;
• glass of water;
• cinnamon stick;
• 2 tablespoons of sugar;
• 2 cloves.
Cooking method
1. Soak the dried apples in warm water until soft, then squeeze, transfer to a saucepan. Add all the spices, enter the prescription glass of water, put on the stove and simmer for a quarter of an hour under the lid. Then we insist until it cools completely, filter.
2. Cut oranges, mix with wine, add apple broth with spices.
3. Introduce sugar, for spice you can add a little lemon juice. We heat the mulled wine to 80 degrees, pour it into cups together with slices of oranges, immediately serve it to the table.
Mulled wine with orange - useful tips and tricks
• It is undesirable to grind spices for mulled wine, it is better to lay them whole by placing them in a gauze bag or simply strain the drink after the main heating.
• It is advisable to immediately remove the citrus seeds and not add to the wine, they will spoil its taste and present an unpleasant bitterness.
• It is important not to neglect the thorough washing of oranges and other fruits. The peel of the fruit is often not only dirty, but also treated with chemicals. For washing, it is best to use a brush, warm water and laundry soap.
• Water is often added to mulled wine. If the liquid really goes according to the prescription, then you need to boil it separately, cool slightly and only then add to the wine.
