Alcoholic Mulled Wine
Life's too short to drink bad wine! Mulled wine is an alcoholic drink made with fruit and spices. A cold, damp fall is the perfect time to treat yourself to a drink like this.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Put the cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and the star anise into a saucepan.
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Step 2:
Add the sugar and pour in the measured amount of water.
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Step 3:
Set the saucepan on the heat and bring to a boil. Then take it off the heat, cover, and let it steep for 15 minutes.
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Step 4:
Meanwhile, wash the orange and cut it into pieces.
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Step 5:
Strain the spiced infusion and add the chopped orange to it.
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Step 6:
Add the wine to the saucepan and set it on the heat. Bring it almost to a boil. Mulled wine must not be boiled — take it off the heat as soon as the first bubbles and steam appear. Cover the finished mulled wine and let it stand for 10 minutes. Then pour it into tall glasses and help yourself. Enjoy!
- The first recipes for a drink like mulled wine were known back in ancient Rome. Back then, wine was mixed with spices but not heated. True hot wine appeared in the Middle Ages in the countries of Northern Europe, Britain, and Scandinavia. The classic mulled wine recipe contains alcohol — specifically, red wine. It's best to use dry or off-dry wine with an alcohol content of 9–12%. Mulled wine has antiviral properties thanks to its beneficial ingredients. When heated, the drink warms the body. It's very good to drink for people with a cold, and it's a wonderful drink for those recovering from illness. You don't have to go to a bar or café to enjoy this delicious drink — it's easy to make at home. Mulled wine can also be non-alcoholic: just replace the wine with grape juice and follow the rest of the recipe. It's best to make mulled wine in a single batch to drink all at once. Don't save it to reheat — reheating robs it of its flavor and aroma. For a snack with mulled wine, you can serve fruit, cookies, or pie.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Cloves - 323 kcal/100g
- Ginger - 80 kcal/100g
- Dried ginger - 347 kcal/100g
- Pickled ginger - 51 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Liqueur wines - 212 kcal/100g
- Off-dry wines - 78 kcal/100g
- Dry wines - 64 kcal/100g
- Red wine - 88 kcal/100g
- Oranges - 36 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Star anise - 337 kcal/100g
- Cinnamon stick - 261 kcal/100g
