Spiced Mulled Wine

Ingredients

  • Peel of 1 lemon
  • Peel of 1 orange
  • Two 750-ml bottles red wine
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split (optional)
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 12 whole peppercorns
  • One 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 star anise

Try this warm, spiced wine as a change from your usual holiday punch. Perfect for an evening near the fire!

Serves 10 to 12

Directions

Using a vegetable peeler, remove the peel of the lemon and orange, being careful not to pick up any of the bitter white pith from the fruit.

Cut the peel into strips and combine in a large pot with the wine, sugar, cinnamon sticks, vanilla bean, cloves, peppercorns, sliced ginger, nutmeg, and star anise.

Bring to a simmer over low heat and let simmer gently for about 20 minutes.

Strain and serve warm.