Day 3

This has Christmas written all over it:

Glühwein (Mulled Wine)

Ingredients:

1 bottle (750 ml.) red wine

6 whole cloves

4 star anise pods

2 cinnamon sticks

2 juniper berries

2 oranges

1/4 cup brown sugar

Preparation:

Pour wine into a medium pot. Add cloves, star anise, cinnamon and juniper berries. Bring to a gentle simmer over low heat, don't let it boil. Meanwhile, wash oranges and cut into 1/4-inch slices, toss into wine. Add brown sugar and stir until dissolved. Simmer wine mixture 10 minutes. Strain and serve piping hot in mugs.

From Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro, Colorado via Sunset Magazine Dec 2013