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Mulled Wine | Vin Chaud (French Mulled Wine)

Mulled wine, also known as spiced wine, is a beverage usually made with red wine along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins, served hot or warm. It is alcoholic, although there are non-alcoholic versions of it. It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas. It is served at Christmas markets in Europe.


Mulled wine originated in the 2nd century. It was created by the Romans who would heat wine to defend their bodies against the cold winter. As the Romans conquered much of Europe throughout the next century, their love for mulled wine spread across their empire and the regions they traded with.


As its popularity continued to grow throughout the middle ages, Europeans would mix heated wine with spices because they believed it would promote health and avoid sickness. They would also use herbs and flowers as natural sweeteners to make unpalatable wines taste a lot nicer.


LETS SEE HOW TO PREPARE:


Mulled Wine | Vin Chaud (French Mulled Wine)



Course : Beverage


Cuisine : Globle


Prep time : 5 minutes


Process time : 10minutes


Total time : 15 minutes


Ingredients:

  • Red wine - 1 glass

  • Cinnamon stick- 1 inch

  • Cloves - 6

  • Star anise - 1

  • Cardamom - 2

  • Demerara sugar - 2 tsp

  • Ginger chopped - 1 inch

  • Orange peel - 3

  • Orange fruit - 1/2

Instructions:

  1. In a heavy bottom pan, pour 1 glass of wine

  2. Add cinnamon, cloves, star anise,cardamom and cloves to the wine

  3. Now add demerara sugar to it with chopped ginger to the wine

  4. Twist the orange peels, add to it along with orange fruit to the wine

  5. Gently boil for 10 minutes in lowest flame.

  6. Serve Warm.

NOTE: I used 1 glass of wine, if need you can use full bottle just double the spices and boil them and can store.


Pictorial :


Take all ingredients

pour wine

cinnamon

cloves

star anise

cloves

chopped ginger

orange peel

demerara sugar

orange

boil 10min

serve warm

"Smile. There's mulled wine here."

 


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