Mulled Wine

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 nutmeg, cracked into pieces with a hammer
• 1 (750 ml) bottle dry red wine (cabernet sauvignon is a good choice)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 orange, zest of
• 3 ounces fresh orange juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cinnamon stick

Recipe

• 1 wrap cloves and nutmeg in muslin or cheesecloth and tie off with kitchen twine.
• 2 or place them in a large tea ball, if you have one that fits.
• 3 combine wine and sugar into small crockpot, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• 4 add orange and lemon zests, wrapped spices, orange and lemon juices, and stir.
• 5 keep mixture on the low setting until it becomes hot, then place on warm setting, if able.
• 6 do not allow to boil.
• 7 serve warm, ladled into heatproof mugs or glasses.