PREP:
5 minutes
YIELD:
8-10 servings
CATEGORY:
Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 bottles red wine
- ½ cup brandy
- 3 oranges, cut into ¼-inch circles
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 8 whole cloves
- 6 cinnamon sticks
- 6 star anise
- Garnish
- Cinnamon sticks
- Peel of 1 orange
Directions
- Pour the wine into a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pan and set over medium-high heat. Add the brandy, oranges, sugar, cloves, cinnamon and star anise. Stir to combine and then bring the spiced wine to a very low simmer. Reduce the heat to as low as your stove will go and warm for about 20 minutes to allow all the flavors to come together.
- Strain the spiced red wine through a fine mesh strainer and return to the pot on the stove. Serve the hot wine in mugs, garnished with a cinnamon stick and an orange peel.
Notes: You can make this spiced wine on the stove or in a slow cooker. Alternative sweeteners are brown sugar, honey or maple syrup. It is important that you don’t bring the wine to a boil because you will cook all of the alcohol out. You can also put all of the spices and fruit tied up into a cheesecloth bundle to skip the straining step. You can make this spiced wine recipe up to 5 days ahead and store it in the refrigerator. Strain the spices before you store as it will over-spice if left too long. To rewarm, simply warm over medium heat until hot. The easiest way to make orange peels is to use a paring knife or a vegetable peeler. You can swap cognac or bourbon for the brandy. Use a ladle to serve.
