Wine, spices, citrus fruits and conviviality: all this is mulled wine, the drink that warms our colder evenings. Here is the recipe and our tips for having it yourself
The mulled wine it is a hot drink that can be enjoyed alone or that can be served with roasted chestnuts. It is easy to taste it on the occasion of patronal feasts in small mountain towns: it is very convivial and meets everyone's taste because it is low in alcohol. Wanting to prepare it at home, its ingredients are easily available and the recipe is easy to make. The origin of this sebra drink dates back to the time of the brotherhoods of the friars, when the religious loved to enjoy the preparation of infusions based on alcohol, herbs and spices. The recipe of this wine, literally "burned", has been handed down over the years without great variations: citrus fruits, spices and red wine remained the fundamental ingredients. Below is our version, which you can enrich according to your pleasure.
Mulled wine: the recipe
Ingredients
1 liter and a half of body red wine
3 cinnamon sticks
250 g of sugar
10 cloves
2 untreated oranges
1 untreated lemon
1 apple
nutmeg
Method
Wash and dry the lemons and oranges. With a sharp knife cut away the rind, taking care not to cut even the white part, which would make the drink bitter. Wash the apple e cut it into thin slices, keeping the peel. Put the wine, sugar, cinnamon sticks, sliced apple, orange and lemon peel, cloves and a pinch of nutmeg in a large saucepan. Cook until it is cooked sugar will not have melted, you will need ten minutes. Mix well and strain with a mesh strainer thick wine, which you will serve in glasses of glass or earthenware. If you prefer, you can serve wine with the pieces of fruit (which can also be eaten).
In addition to the recipe, follow in the tutorial all the tips to prepare mulled wine.
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