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Mulled Red Wine with Cinnamon Stick Wands
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Course Drink
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • Ladle
  • Mugs

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (750 ml) bottle dry red wine
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 orange, sliced
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 2 star anise pods
  • 8 cinnamon sticks

Instructions
 

  • Pour the red wine into a saucepan and add the brown sugar, half the orange slices, cloves, star anise pods, and 4 of the cinnamon sticks.
  • Heat the mixture over medium-low heat until it reaches a gentle simmer. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
  • Reduce the heat to low and let the wine steep for 15 minutes without boiling.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and strain out the solids if desired, or leave them in for extra flavor.
  • Ladle the mulled wine into four mugs and add one of the remaining cinnamon sticks to each mug to serve as a wand.

Notes

Use a full-bodied red wine like cabernet for best results. If the drink tastes too sweet after simmering, add a splash more wine to balance it. The cinnamon stick wands can be reused for a second batch the same evening.
Course: Drink
Cuisine: American
Equipment: Saucepan, Ladle, Mugs