Spiced Fruits Mulled Wine


Nothing beats a warm glass of mulled wine on a cold winter’s evening. To make it extra special, add a dash of sloe gin or one of your favourite spirits. For an alcohol-free twist replace the wine with cranberry juice.
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 750ml bottle red wine
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 whole star anise
- 6 whole cloves
- 4 tbsp caster sugar
- juice of 2 oranges
- 2 blood oranges, sliced
- 2 pears, sliced
- 2 pomegranates, prepared (skin and pith removed, seeds retained)
- 100ml sloe gin (optional)
Method
- Place the wine, spices, sugar and orange juice in a large saucepan and heat very gently until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the slices of oranges and pears and pomegranate seeds then gently simmer. Do not let the mixture boil.
- Stir in the sloe gin and serve in heatproof glasses.