The mulled wine, also known as Glühwein, is a hot alcoholic beverage mostly consumed in Northern European countries to better face the cold days. It’s a fragrant drink, typical of Christmas markets. A comfort to fight the cold and seasonal ailments.
Easy and quick to prepare. For the wine, choose a full-bodied wine with an alcohol content of about 13° such as Barolo or Pinot Noir.
Thanks to the slow cooking, the wine will lose much of its alcoholic component, and if you want a beverage with a lower alcohol content, you can let it simmer for at least half an hour. You can also use it as a digestive or accompany it with roasted chestnuts or various cookies.
The term vin brulé means (from French) burnt wine. Its origins date back to ancient Greece, reaching the Romans who drank a beverage based on wine sweetened with honey, heated and flavored with saffron, pepper, nard leaves, and dates.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 6People
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, Christmas
- Energy 207.58 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 21.08 (g) of which sugars 18.79 (g)
- Proteins 0.51 (g)
- Fat 0.43 (g) of which saturated 0.08 (g)of which unsaturated 0.16 (g)
- Fibers 1.29 (g)
- Sodium 9.57 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
INGREDIENTS FOR MULLED WINE
- 1 l red wine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon peel
- 3 star anise
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 7 cloves
- 6 juniper berries
- 1 pinch nutmeg
Tools
- 1 Saucepan
PREPARATION OF MULLED WINE
In a saucepan, pour the sugar, then add the cinnamon sticks, juniper berries, cloves, star anise, and nutmeg.
Also add 5/6 slices of orange, the lemon peel, and the red wine.
Place on the stove and bring to a boil. Let it simmer on very low heat for at least 15/20 minutes, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Strain the wine while it’s still hot and serve piping hot.
Adriana’s Tip
Serve with slices of oranges and the whole star anise just boiled. It keeps in the fridge for a couple of days.
