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(Drink) Glühwein Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 medium lemons
2 medium oranges
10 whole cloves
5 cardamom pods
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups water
2, 3 inch cinnamon sticks
2 bottles of dry red wine, Cabernet Sauvignon or Beaujolais Nouveau work well.
1/2 cup brandy
Directions:
Directions:
Zest the lemons and oranges in wide peels. Avoid the white pith.
Place the zest in a large saucepan.
Juice the lemons and oranges and add the juices to the saucepan.
Place the cloves and cardamom into a piece of cheesecloth and tie the bundle tightly with butcher’s twine.
Add the bundle to the saucepan.
Add the sugar, water and cinnamon sticks to the saucepan.
Bring to a simmer over high heat, stir occasionally and dissolve the sugar.
Reduce the heat to low.
Continue to simmer,stir occasionally.
Simmer for 20 minutes, you want the liquid to reduce by one-third.
Add the red wine and the brandy.
Bring to a simmer,do NOT boil.
Remove from heat, discard the spice bundle.
Serve hot.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
16 drinks
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Marlene would serve this on Christmas Eve day when she opened her home for visitors to see the most amazing Christmas tree in town.
This is served all over Germany during Christmas markets. It’s populat to drink outdoors in the cold to warm up.

 

 

 

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