Try Jamie Oliver's excellent mulled wine recipe, which has little in common with the classic, usually watered-down and usually too sweet, stew in various places.
It is certainly one of the most recognizable symbols of the Advent and Christmas season Mulled wine, a festive drink that we love to enjoy on cold winter evenings. Its recognizable smell, which usually dominates the city streets at this time, is the result of the best winter spices - cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Depending on the situation, this year we will skip the gathering after the Christmas fairs, where we could test who is offering the best mulled wine, but that doesn't mean we won't enjoy it. You can easily prepare mulled wine at home and enjoy its flavors.
Famous British chef Jamie Oliver is known for his Christmas recipes, including this one for mulled wine. As we mentioned before, the secret to the perfect mulled wine is in the spices, and in addition to the ones already mentioned, you can also add other spices to the pot that you like, such as star anise, cardamom, ginger and bay leaves. Oliver says the key is in the method of preparation, so you have to be patient. Allow the liquid to warm up a bit to give all those flavors time to mix with the wine.
Mulled wine according to Jamie Oliver's recipe
Ingridients
- 2 clementines
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 200 grams of sugar
- cinnamon stick
- 3 bay leaves
- nutmeg
- vanilla pod
- 2 star anise
- 6 cloves
- 2 bottles of Chianti or other red wine
Preparation
Preparation is easy. First, we peel all the citrus fruits (since the peels are part of the cooking, it is good that they are organic). Pour the sugar into a bowl and put it on the stove at a medium temperature, add the citrus peels and squeeze the clementine juice inside. Add cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon and a little nutmeg (knife tip). Add the vanilla and pour over the wine, just enough to cover the sugar. Allow the sugar to melt slowly, then heat until it boils and boil for 4 to 5 minutes - it will be enough when a thick syrup forms in the bowl. Lower the temperature and add the remaining wine and star anise. Gently heat the mulled wine for another 5 minutes and serve.
