Cooking With PaPaGrizz

Well Merry Christmas all!

I have a special treat for you today, a Mulled Wine recipe all the way from Denmark. My buddy Morten Nielsen (The Mad Dane) whom I met on the More Monthly Forum said it was ok to share his famous recipe with my readers.

So do me and yourself a favor please, after your done printing the recipe, show Morten your appreciation by taking a look at his book shop at: Friendlyebooks.com who knows you just might find the book or audio you have been searching for...

Anywho, on to the recipe. These are Morten's own words so no translation is needed...

With compliments of the Mad Dane

"Speaking of the Christmas Spirit, and remembering that at least some of the other wonderful people in here live in places where there's considerably less heat than in Denmark at the moment (we're pretty fixed at around 5 degrees c. right now), let me just share with you a recipe for mulled wine I've been using for the last (at least) 15 years now - with great (if a little 'tipsy') success.

First you need to make an extract (don't really know if that's the correct word - but just follow along

You need:
1 liter of water
2 lemons (preferably organic)
3 oranges (preferably organic)
12 quills of cinnamon
5 dried cloves
40 grams of ginger
5 grams of cardamom
2 dried star anises
300 grams of dark brown sugar
300 grams of syrup

Put the water in a pot. Cut the lemons and oranges in large chunks (with the peel) and add them to the water, along with all the other ingredients.

Now slowly bring this to the boiling point (while relishing the fantastic aroma slowly spreading in your kitchen - I've got a new portion simmering in the background while writing this Smile), then remove it from the heat. Put a lid on the pot, and place it in a cool place for 48 hours.

Pour the whole thing into a bowl through a sieve. To get a particularly good result, press out all the juice of the lemons and oranges with your fingers - it's messy, but the result is worth it.

Just pour the liquid into some bottles and place them in a cool place until you need them...

Now, for the end-result - the mulled wine

You need:
1/4 liter of the above extract
1 bottle (0.7 liter) of red wine (you'll have to experiment to find a type that suits you - that's the fun part Smile)
1 deciliter of schnapps or vodka
1 deciliter of cherry wine
1 deciliter of port wine

Mix all the ingredients in a pot and heat it slowly. It has to be very hot, but you must not let it boil. You can use extra cherry wine to adjust the taste if it's too sour for your taste.

Take some heat-resistant glasses, put some raisins and chopped, unshelled almonds in the bottom, and pour the warm wine over it. Serve with a spoon, and enjoy - but don't drive afterwards

Merry Christmas
Morten
http://www.overcomemore.com/blog

http://www.mortenlnielsen.com/blog

Well there you have it my friends. Remember to be safe and careful and enjoy the holidays..come back and visit us after the first of the year for more great recipes and fun.

Always be good to yourself!

PaPaGrizz

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