Myrtle Street Review

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Holiday Sangria

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 cup water
1 bottle red wine
(3 tbsp orange liqueur)
lemon slices
orange slices
3 whole cloves
1 piece of cinnamon bark

Heat the sugar, orange juice and water. Add spices and fruit slices, steep on low heat for 10 minutes. And wine (and liqueur, if you're using it.) Strain. Serve garnished with fresh fruit slices.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Calvados Apple Glögg

1 bottle of dry white wine
1/2 cup apple juice
1 vanilla pod
1 piece of cinnamon bark
1 tbsp whole cardamom seed pods
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup calvados
1 apple

Slice the apple, place slices in glögg glasses. Put everything except the calvados in a pot, heat. Strain. Add calvados, serve. Sprinkle a few cardamom seed pods in the glasses.

Traditional Glögg

2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1-2 cinnamon sticks
10 whole cloves
1 tsp cardamom seeds
piece of ginger
1/2 cup blackcurrant juice
a bottle of red wine
(1/2-1 cup vodka)

Gently boil the water, sugar and spices for 10-15 minutes. Strain. Add blackcurrant juice and wine. Heat the glögg again, without boiling. Add vodka, if you want to serve a strong glögg. Pour into serving glasses with, a teaspoon of raisins and chopped almonds each on the bottom.