Heady and Aromatic: Mulled Wine for the Holidays

Name: Heady and Aromatic: Mulled Wine for the Holidays
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 11
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon anise seeds; 1 liters sweet apple cider; 2 bay leaves; 8 black peppercorns; 237 milliliters brandy; 237 milliliters honey or whole, unrefined cane sugar; 8 cardamom pods; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 small nutmeg pod; 2 oranges; 1 bottle red wine, such as Robert Mondavi Private Selection Pinot Noir

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Heady and Aromatic: Mulled Wine for the Holidays From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours. Head to the store and pick up anise seeds, cinnamon sticks, unrefined cane sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

Cut a square of cheesecloth about 12 inches square. Arrange the spices in the center of the of the square, and tie it into a bundle with 100% cotton cooking twine.

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Place it in a nonreactive stock pot.

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Pour the wine, cider and brandy into the pot, and stir in the honey or sugar. Slice one orange in rounds, and drop it into the pot. Toss in the bay leaves.Warm over low heat at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to come together, taking care not to allow the wine to boil lest you cook out the alcohol. Slice the remaining orange into thing wedges. Ladle the mulled wine into mugs, slip a slice of orange into the mug, and serve warm.

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