What is your favorite recipe for MULLED WINE?

Answer 1

Mmmmm... my God, now you've got me wanting the stuff. Thanks a lot! I've gotta go mull wine now!

2 bottles good red wine
1/2 bag frozen mixed berries (or whatever your single favorite berry is)
1 orange, sliced
1/2 lemon, sliced
2 sticks of cinnamon
a handful of whole cloves
a handful of allspice berries
a dozen whole peppercorns
a pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1/3 to 1/2 cup honey
1/2 shot grand marnier liqueur (optional)

Put everything in a large pot, and place it on the stove over medium heat. Bring it to a simmer, and reduce the heat. Simmer for ten to fifteen minutes (don't boil, simmer), using a potato masher to gently mash the fruit (it encourages them to release their juices and oils).

Add the liqueur, and simmer for another minute or so.

Strain out the fruits and spices, and enjoy warm or chilled.


If you prefer white...

1 bottle chardonnay
1 bottle of your favorite sweet white (such as an off-dry riesling or an orange muscat)
2 asian pears, sliced
2 apples, sliced
1/2 lemon, sliced
3 cinnamon sticks
6 allspice berries, cracked
1/3 cup honey
1/2 shot amaretto liqueur (optional)

Follow the red-wine mulling instructions. Both get rave reviews from all the people I serve it to.

If you're serving it at a party, they have special serving dishes to keep it warm, but if you don't have that, pour it in your crock pot and turn it on warm... does the job just fine, and you can make it look pretty by simply adding a fresh slice or two of orange that hasn't been simmered and mashed, and a cinnamon stick or two just for effect.

Or if you're being really informal, simply turn the heat off for five minutes to let the simmer break, turn the heat on your stove back down to its lowest setting to keep the mulled wine warm, and strain the bits out as you ladle into glasses. =)

Answer 2

There are many, many recipes for mulled wine. It is essentially a combination of citrus (1 lemon or orange) and spices.

My favorite spices are cinnamon (6 sticks), cloves (12 whole), nutmeg (1/4 tsp), ginger (1/8 tsp), and allspice (1/8 tsp).

Combine the spices and citrus in a dry red wine, such as Burgundy. Add 1/4 cup sugar. Heat this through for at least 15 minutes, but don't boil. A clean, large coffee pot is a great method for heating the wine.

Use an inexpensive wine for this recipe. Don't get something that tastes absolutely horrible, but this is the time to look at the bottom wine shelf at the grocery store.

Answer 3

Sounds like something you pour into a glass and sit and mull over it until you get up enough courage to drink it.

Answer 4

Antigravity's recipes sound great. The simplest way to make it is to pour in a bottle of red, cinnamon stick, spoon honey, chopped citrus. Plunge in a red hot poker to heat it.