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Italian Mulled Wine

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This is a recipe for a spiced wine.

Total 00:20
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 1 star anise
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 pinch rosemary
  • 1 pinch peppercorn
  • 1 pinch thyme
  • 1 pinch red pepper
  • 1 pinch fennel seeds
  • 1 pinch cloves
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • 1 bottle Italian red wine
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 4 figs (optional) (optional)
  • 100 ml limoncello (optional) (optional)
  • 50 ml sweet vermouth (optional) (optional)
  • 50 ml Bourbon, brandy, or Cognac (optional) (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Pour wine into stock pot and turn heat to medium-high.
  2. 2
    Crush all “crushed ingredients” using the mortar and pestle. Set aside.
  3. 3
    Peel and juice orange and lemon. Remove and discard the white pith from the peels, then add the peels and juice to the wine.
  4. 4
    When the wine is simmering, immediately reduce to low heat. Add the crushed and all remaining ingredients.
  5. 5
    Cook on low for at least 15 minutes to infuse the flavors. Make sure to keep on low so the wine stays warm and continues to infuse, but doesn’t bubble / heat off the alcohol.
Category
Beverages
Cuisine
Italian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Italian_Mulled_Wine