Pomegranate Winter Punch

Name: Pomegranate Winter Punch
Ingredients: 4 pomegranates; Juice of 3 limes; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 7 ounces aged rum; 10 pieces star anise; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 teaspoon mulling spices, or any combination of whole allspice, cloves, cardamom pods and dried or fresh orange peel; 4 dried figs, sliced; 1 bottle fruity red wine

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

4 pomegranates
Juice of 3 limes
1 tablespoon brown sugar
7 ounces aged rum
10 pieces star anise
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon mulling spices, or any combination of whole allspice, cloves, cardamom pods and dried or fresh orange peel
4 dried figs, sliced
1 bottle fruity red wine

Directions

1

Roll the pomegranates on a countertop to soften.
2

Halve them crosswise and hold them, cut side down, over a medium saucepan, hitting the backsides until all the seeds have been released.
3

Add the lime juice, brown sugar, rum, 10 pieces of star anise, cinnamon, mulling spices and 3 of the sliced figs.
4

Bring to a boil and simmer 7 minutes.
5

Add the wine and let it rest, covered, 10 minutes.
6

Serve warm, strained or not, in small mugs garnished with a fig slice and a piece of star anise.