Gloegg

Name: Gloegg
Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces; 1 teaspoon cardamom pods; 1 small piece ginger, peeled; Zest of 1/2 orange; 8 whole cloves; 1/4 cup vodka; 1 750 ml bottle of dry red wine; 1 cup ruby port or Madeira; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup blanched whole almonds; 1/2 cup dark raisins; 1 piece star anise; 2 Ambessa Earl of Harlem tea bags

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
1 teaspoon cardamom pods
1 small piece ginger, peeled
Zest of 1/2 orange
8 whole cloves
1/4 cup vodka
1 750 ml bottle of dry red wine
1 cup ruby port or Madeira
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup blanched whole almonds
1/2 cup dark raisins
1 piece star anise
2 Ambessa Earl of Harlem tea bags

Directions

1

Crush the cinnamon and cardamom with a mortar and pestle, or place on a cutting board and crush with a heavy pot.
2

Place the spices in a small glass jar with the ginger, orange zest, cloves and vodka.
3

Cover and let sit at room temperature for 24 hours.
4

Strain the liquid into a large saucepan, discarding the solids.
5

Add the wine, port, sugar, almonds, raisins, star anise and tea bags and heat over medium heat just until bubbles start to form around the edges.
6

Let tea steep for an additional minute.
7

Remove tea bags.
8

Serve the wine hot in mugs, with a few almonds and raisins in each one; keep any remaining wine warm over very low heat until ready to serve.
9

Do not let the wine come to a boil.