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Glögg (Swedish Mulled Wine) Recipe

Name: Glögg (Swedish Mulled Wine)
Yield: 1
Cuisine: SE
Ingredients: 150 ml Red wine; 30 ml Port wine; 2 tsp Sugar; 1 piece Cinnamon stick; 4 piece Cardamom pods; 3 piece Whole cloves; 1 piece Orange peel

Red wine warmed with cardamom, cinnamon and clove, sweetened and fortified, poured hot over raisins and almonds.

Category: Popular
Glass: Irish coffee mug
ABV: 12%
Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

Red wine150 ml
Port wine30 ml
Sugar2 tsp
Cinnamon stick1 piece
Cardamom pods4 piece
Whole cloves3 piece
Orange peel1 piece

How to Make It

Put the red wine, port and sugar in a saucepan with the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and orange peel.
Heat gently until it steams, never letting it boil, or the alcohol and aroma will escape.
Leave it to infuse over the lowest heat for at least twenty minutes.
Spoon raisins and almonds into each cup and strain the hot glögg over them.

Garnish

A spoonful of raisins and blanched almonds in the bottom of the cup.

The Story

Glögg is the Nordic take on mulled wine and a fixture of the Swedish Christmas season, traditionally served in small cups with raisins and blanched almonds spooned into the bottom.

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