Mulled wine: recipe from Shefmarket

The tradition of drinking mulled wine in winter originated in the West. If you've ever been to Europe on Christmas or New Year's Eve, you've certainly seen their lush Christmas markets. There are bright luminescence everywhere, lush and elegant Christmas trees, performances and musicians in the squares, a bunch of beautiful tents and wooden houses selling all kinds of souvenirs, delicious food and sweets, and of course, mulled wine. How nice it is when you, frozen after a long walk through a winter city, buy yourself a mug of this aromatic drink. You take it with frozen hands, inhale the rising spicy aroma, take a small sip that warms you from the inside, and walk around the square, admiring the beauty and festive atmosphere that surrounds you. Fortunately, now such Christmas markets are increasingly appearing in our country, and now in almost every major city you can easily enjoy the festive atmosphere and delicious delicacies. But there is one “but” - prices at such fairs are usually very high. What to do if you want to enjoy the festive atmosphere, but you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a couple of glasses of wine? Naturally, learn how to prepare delicious and aromatic mulled wine yourself. We will give you recipes for making mulled wine at home that you can prepare yourself. Especially considering the fact that mulled wine is not only a festive attribute, but also simply a very tasty drink that you can enjoy while warming up at home on long winter evenings with your significant other.

Classic mulled wine recipe at home

The recipe for classic mulled wine at home includes a small set of aromatic spices, fresh fruit and red wine. Thanks to cinnamon, star anise and nutmeg, mulled wine is not only tasty, but also aromatic, and a small amount of ginger adds spice to it. Orange makes the wine soft and sweet, and lemon adds a very slight contrasting sourness, thanks to which the taste of the drink begins to play with new colors.

You will need:

Red wine – 2 bottles;
Sugar –150 g;
Grated nutmeg – 1 pinch;
Ground ginger – 0.5 tsp;
Cloves – 10 buds;
Cinnamon – 3 sticks;
Orange – 2 pcs.;
Lemon – 1 pc.;
Star anise – 3 stars
Strong alcohol – 1 tbsp. l.

Classic mulled wine recipe at home

Cooking process:

Since fruits in stores are often coated with a layer of wax to help them store better, it is better to treat them. Pour boiling water over the oranges, then take a towel and rub them well, using some force.
After the oranges are waxed, take a special vegetable peeler and remove the zest with it. During the process, do not press the knife too hard, since you need to remove the zest so that there is no white layer on it. If you don’t have a special knife, you can use a regular kitchen knife, it’s just more difficult to remove the zest. The exact same operation should be done with lemon.
Take a saucepan, it is best to use one with a thick bottom. Pour 200 ml of water into a pan, add ginger, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and nutmeg. Add orange and lemon zest to water and place over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook for about 15 minutes.
Add sugar and squeeze the juice from one orange. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add strong alcohol and cook for 5 minutes (it is best to use cognac or rum).
Reduce heat to low and add red wine. While stirring the contents of the pan, bring it to a state where a white foam begins to form on the surface, but under no circumstances allow it to boil.
Essentially, the mulled wine is already ready and you can serve it on the table. However, to make it even tastier and richer, it is recommended to cover it with a lid and leave it to stand for an hour, then reheat it again and only then serve it.

Pour the finished mulled wine into beautiful glasses to create a festive atmosphere. You can serve with drinking straws and garnish the rim of the glass with an orange slice.

Mulled wine with ginger and honey for colds

If you feel the first signs of a cold - a scratchy throat, a runny nose - don’t waste a minute! Make this cocktail soon!

For a tasty medicine you need:

a bottle of wine;
30 grams of honey;
a small piece of ginger root;
cinnamon (stick);
cloves – 6-7 pieces;
a few pieces of allspice;
sour apple;
half a lemon.

Pour wine (dry, red) into the container, add honey and spices.
Bring to a boil while stirring constantly.
Then you need to close the saucepan and let the drink soak thoroughly.
Strain.
Pour into a glass, add apple and lemon slices.

How to make mulled wine at home recipe

Despite the fact that we are accustomed to the fact that classic mulled wine is made from red wine, in fact there is a recipe for mulled wine from white wine. White mulled wine is in no way inferior in taste to red, and perhaps even beats it.

You will need:

White wine – 2 bottles;
Sugar – 150 g;
Cloves – 10 buds;
Cinnamon – 3 sticks;
Star anise – 3 stars;
Ground nutmeg – 1 pinch;
Ground ginger – 0.5 tsp;
Orange – 1 pc.;
Apple – 1 pc.;
Strong alcohol – 1 tbsp. l.

How to make mulled wine at home recipe

Cooking process:

First, process the fruit as indicated in the first recipe to remove wax from it.
Cut the orange into thin slices. Cut the apple in half, remove the core and also cut into thin slices.
Add 200ml water, cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg, cloves and ginger to the pan. Add chopped apple and orange to them. Let the mixture boil over medium heat and cook for 10-15 minutes. Add sugar and stir until it dissolves. Then add strong alcohol and cook the mixture for another 5 minutes./li>
Reduce heat to low and add white wine. Heat it for 10 minutes, without letting it boil.
As in the case of regular mulled wine, it is also recommended to let white wine brew under the lid so that the fullness of its taste is revealed.

Pour the finished mulled wine into glasses and serve.

Benefits and harm to the body

Red wine contains flavonoids, which are antioxidants. In addition, it contains substances that help slow down cell aging. Therefore, the mulled wine drink helps increase life expectancy.

Alcoholic mulled wine dilates blood vessels and increases blood pressure. Blood composition improves and the risk of thrombosis decreases. The drink improves the functioning of the digestive system and facilitates easier digestion of fatty foods. Due to the content of biologically active substances, the vital activity of certain types of streptococci that cause sore throat, pharyngitis, and caries is suppressed.

It should be borne in mind that the drink will only be beneficial if you consume no more than 1-2 cups per day. In addition, alcohol is contraindicated for persons under the age of 18.

Mulled wine should not be consumed if you have an individual intolerance to the components. If you have chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, then alcohol and spices can aggravate them. This especially applies to gastric ulcers. Drinking the drink can be harmful to pregnant and breastfeeding women due to the presence of alcohol in it, as well as the risk of allergies in the child.

How to brew mulled wine at home recipe

If you don’t drink alcohol, but still really want to please yourself with a fragrant, warm and, most importantly, very tasty drink, a recipe for non-alcoholic mulled wine will come to your aid. You can also safely treat your children to this wonderful drink, giving them a little festive mood and bright emotions. Also, due to the fact that this recipe does not require expensive ingredients and is prepared, essentially, from a pack of juice, a couple of fruits and a handful of spices, you can treat yourself to it on a regular basis.

You will need:

Grape juice – 1 l.;
Cloves – 5 buds;
Star anise – 3 stars;
Cinnamon – 2 sticks;
Ground ginger – 1 pinch;
Ground nutmeg – 1 pinch;
Orange – 1 pc.;
Lemon – 1 pc.

How to brew mulled wine at home recipe

Cooking process:

First, process the fruit as indicated in the first recipe to remove wax from it.
Cut the orange and lemon into small slices, remove the seeds.
Pour half a glass of water into the pan, add spices, oranges and lemons. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Reduce heat, add grape juice and cook, stirring occasionally. There is no need to add sugar, since grape juice itself is quite sweet.
Do not bring the mulled wine to a boil and turn off the heat as soon as the first bubbles begin to appear.
The finished mulled wine should be allowed to brew under a closed lid for at least 20 minutes.

All you have to do is pour the mulled wine into glasses and serve.

The healing properties of hot wine

Classic mulled wine is undoubtedly useful for colds. Wine makes the circulatory system work more actively, and the body clears itself of infection faster. A warming cocktail has a temperature of approximately 40-50 degrees. It warms up everything inside well. Read more about the benefits of wine.

Mulled wine is also useful for colds due to its spice composition. They have a bactericidal effect. They cope well with suppressing pathogenic infections. Fruits and berries, which are also included in many recipes, fill the composition with useful microelements and vitamins. This speeds up recovery.

If you follow the rules for preparing mulled wine, you must add honey. This product is simply irreplaceable in the treatment process. It should be avoided only in case of allergies. The drink is rich in essential oils and beneficial antibacterial compounds, so during colds you can include it in the list of effective remedies.

White non-alcoholic mulled wine recipe

Non-alcoholic mulled wine is a very tasty drink, which is usually prepared from grape juice in order to bring its taste closer to regular mulled wine. However, grape juice is not at all a prerequisite for preparing this drink. For example, mulled wine made from apple juice turns out very tasty.

You will need:

Apple juice – 1 l;
Orange – 1 pc.;
Lemon – 1 pc.;
Apple – 1 pc.;
Raisins – 2 tbsp. l.;
Cinnamon – 2 sticks;
Star anise – 3 stars
Cloves – 5 buds;
Allspice – 5 peas;
Grated nutmeg – 1 pinch;
Ground ginger – 1 pinch.

White non-alcoholic mulled wine recipe

Cooking process:

First, process the fruit as indicated in the first recipe to remove wax from it.
Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the orange and lemon so that there is no white layer on it.
Cut the apple in half and remove the core. Cut it into thin slices.
Prepare syrup for mulled wine in the same way as described in previous recipes. Reduce heat, add apple juice and cook, stirring occasionally. No need to add sugar.
As soon as the first bubbles begin to appear, turn off the mulled wine and let it stand under the lid for 20 minutes.

Pour into beautiful glasses and serve.

Necessary seasonings

A hot cocktail is a symbol of the holiday, snowy winter, and New Year. Spicy taste with tart notes, plus warming properties - the perfect way to spend the best winter evening.

List of spices

To prepare a delicious drink, you need to choose spices that add a unique taste and aroma.

Important! It is necessary to add not all the ingredients, but only 5-6 spices, otherwise all the tastes and aromas will not manifest themselves.

What else besides spices

In addition to spices, sugar, honey, citrus fruits, apples, pears, and dried fruits are added.

In order not to choose separate seasonings for mulled wine, you can purchase an already prepared mixture. There are a lot of options - choose the set that best suits your taste.

The set should be in bags made of transparent materials. You should be able to see the quantity as well as the integrity of the spices.