Thanks to its warming spicy taste and delicious flavor, mulled wine can be safely called the best winter drink. Traditionally it was prepared in Central Europe, but today it is popular all over the world.
A standard set of spices for this warming drink consists of several cinnamon sticks, cardamom, clove buds, badan stars, fragrant peppers and fragrant orange crusts, to which sweeteners such as honey or sugar are added. Although, whatever the final composition of the spices, in the creation of mulled wine it is important to adhere to one basic rule - the wine can not be boiled!
In this article you will learn how to cook classic mulled wine and its non-alcoholic analogue at home, the recipe of which is also simple.
Mulled wine non-alcoholic - home prescription
Children or those who do not particularly favor alcohol can offer a non-alcoholic drink, replacing wine with fruit juice. The way of making such mulled wine at home is not much different from the classical one.
Ingredients:
- cloves - 5 buds;
- mandarin is not large - 1 pc .;
- apple juice (without pulp) - 400 ml;
- water filtered - 120 ml;
- nutmeg nutmeg (crushed) - 1 piece;
- honey liquid - 45 ml;
- cinnamon - 3 sticks.
Preparation
Tangerine and peel the pile in a container. Instead of fresh crusts suck and dried. We add muscat and buds of a carnation, we fill spices with water and boil. As soon as the mixture boils, turn off the heat and leave to infuse for 10 minutes, although if there is time, it is better to wait - 40 minutes - from this drink will greatly benefit. Then take the spices and pour apple juice. We add honey and we reduce fire. Do not bring to a boil. Hot mulled wine is poured over high glasses, not forgetting to add cinnamon to each of the sticks.
A simple mulled wine recipe with fruit at home
Ingredients:
- white wine - 945 ml;
- purified water - 75 ml;
- apples sweet and juicy - 0,5 pcs .;
- orange red (not large) - 1 pc .;
- cloves - 1-2 buds;
- mint - 1 branch;
- cinnamon - 1-2 stick.
- white sugar - 75 g.
Preparation
From the half of the prepared orange squeeze out the juice, and the remaining half cut into thin circles. Then we clean and cut the wedges of the apple and put it in a container. We pour orange juice, wine, throw a clove, a stick of cinnamon, mint, sprinkle sugar and put on minimal fire. Warm up the mixture to a temperature of no higher than 70 degrees, then cover it with a lid and let the mulled wine be infused with spicy aromas of spices for ten minutes. Then filter the drink, pour on high glasses, decorate with orange slices and a fragrant cinnamon stick.
Classic mulled wine at home
Ingredients:
- red wine (ideally burgundy) - 750 ml;
- water 75 ml;
- apple, orange (can be lemon) - 0.5 pcs .;
- cloves - 4-5 buds;
- nutmeg (crushed) - pinch;
- ginger ground - 10 g;
- cinnamon - 1 stick .;
- white sugar - 25 g.
Preparation
In a small saucepan with a thick bottom we pour the purified water, throw a clove, nutmeg, ginger, a cinnamon stick and boil it. Next, remove from heat and press under the closed lid for 10 minutes. Filter the broth through several layers of gauze, pour in red wine, sugar, apple slices, orange or lemon and heat the mixture over medium heat. We follow the temperature of mulled wine. It is necessary that it does not exceed 70 degrees, otherwise its useful properties will be lost. We give the drink to brew and soak up all the spicy and fruity flavors, covering the lid for 10-15 minutes. Now we serve, pouring on high glasses.