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Good Eats Eggnog - Make it every Christmas. Very good with bourbon

If any one here has spent some time in Germany especially around the holidays you also need a good Glühwein (Hot spiced wine) recipe.


3/4 cup orange juice

3/4 cup white sugar

1 cinnamon stick

1 orange

10 whole cloves

1 (750 milliliter) bottle red wine

Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine the orange juice, sugar, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer.

2. Cut the orange in half, and squeeze the juice into the simmering water. Push the cloves into the outside of the orange peel, and place peel in the simmering mixture. Continue simmering for 30 minutes, until thick and syrupy.

3. Pour in the wine, and heat until steaming but not simmering. Remove the clove-studded orange halves. Serve hot in mugs or glasses that have been preheated in warm water (cold glasses will break.)

Glühwein is popular at the Christkindl Markts

(11-16-2012 01:35 PM)Crewdogz Wrote:  If any one here has spent some time in Germany especially around the holidays you also need a good Glühwein (Hot spiced wine) recipe.


3/4 cup orange juice

3/4 cup white sugar

1 cinnamon stick

1 orange

10 whole cloves

1 (750 milliliter) bottle red wine

Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine the orange juice, sugar, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer.

2. Cut the orange in half, and squeeze the juice into the simmering water. Push the cloves into the outside of the orange peel, and place peel in the simmering mixture. Continue simmering for 30 minutes, until thick and syrupy.

3. Pour in the wine, and heat until steaming but not simmering. Remove the clove-studded orange halves. Serve hot in mugs or glasses that have been preheated in warm water (cold glasses will break.)

Glühwein is popular at the Christkindl Markts

This sounds awesome and I am going to make it for tomorrow's tailgate. What Red wine do you think would be best (obviously I am going cheap, but I Merlot, Shiraz, etc?)?

Mark,

It comes down to personal taste, for me I like cabernet... nothing "oakey"... sweet/fruity would work best in my opinion.

Thanks Crewdogz, I'll let you know how it turns out.

(11-16-2012 02:33 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Thanks Crewdogz, I'll let you know how it turns out.

I think Merlot and Shiraz would both work equally well. The Trader Joes - Charles Shaw Shriraz is perfect for a mixed recipe like that and very cheap.


BTW - the key is not overheating. Think coffee serving temperature if you are simmering you are boiling off all your alcohol.

(11-16-2012 10:28 PM)Eastside_J Wrote:  

(11-16-2012 02:33 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Thanks Crewdogz, I'll let you know how it turns out.

I think Merlot and Shiraz would both work equally well. The Trader Joes - Charles Shaw Shriraz is perfect for a mixed recipe like that and very cheap.


BTW - the key is not overheating. Think coffee serving temperature if you are simmering you are boiling off all your alcohol.

One drink combo that someone showed me a few years ago was eggnog and baileys irish cream. Actually pretty tasty

mark ended up making this for the tailgate and it was a huge success!

tasted really good.

Glad to hear it worked... so mark, did you go with a Shiraz?

(11-19-2012 09:44 AM)Crewdogz Wrote:  Glad to hear it worked... so mark, did you go with a Shiraz?

Went with Tindale Cabernet (nice 3 dollar bottles of wine)

(11-19-2012 09:44 AM)Crewdogz Wrote:  Glad to hear it worked... so mark, did you go with a Shiraz?

I think I might try that one this week too Crew - sounds like a winner. I am a big fan of clove and cinnamon. and What is not to like about Cab, Merlot, Shiraz etc.