Vin Chaud - French Mulled Wine
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Vin Chaud - French Mulled Wine
Description
This Vin Chaud recipe blends a bottle of red wine with the fresh juices and slices of organic oranges, combined with sugar and a carefully balanced mix of spices including fresh ginger slices, a vanilla pod, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, star anise, and a pinch of nutmeg. These ingredients infuse the wine with rich, fragrant warmth.
The preparation involves heating the mixture gently on low heat, ensuring it simmers covered for about 20 minutes. This process extracts the aromatic qualities of the spices, blending them evenly while preserving the alcohol content by avoiding boiling. The resulting mulled wine is smooth, warmly spiced, and slightly sweet with citrus highlights.
Vin Chaud is served warm, strained into glasses and garnished with cinnamon sticks or orange slices to enhance presentation and aroma. It’s traditionally enjoyed as a comforting winter or holiday drink, offering cozy flavors that complement cold weather.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days and reheated gently over low heat to preserve flavor and alcohol. Spice blends may be customized to personal taste. Nutritional information varies with ingredient specifics.
Ingredients
- 2 orange cut a few slices and reserve these for serving, organic
- 1 bottle red wine Merlot, Grenache, Syrah, Côtes du Rhône, Beaujolais and Cabernet Sauvignon, 750 ml or about 25 ounces
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 inch ginger sliced, fresh piece about 2.5 cm long
- 1 vanilla pod
- 2 cinnamon stick
- 5 cardamom pods
- 3 star anise
- nutmeg pinch
Garnish
- 4 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Begin by thoroughly washing the oranges. Cut a few slices from the oranges to be used later when serving.
- Squeeze the juice from the oranges, reserving the leftover pieces.
- Combine red wine, orange pieces, sugar, and fresh ginger in a large pot. Heat under low heat.
- Slice the vanilla pod lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, and add both the seeds and the pod, along with the cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, star anise, and a nutmeg to the pot.
- Simmer covered on low heat for 20 minutes to infuse flavors. Do not boil to avoid the alcohol evaporating.
- Remove from heat, strain into glasses, garnish with cinnamon sticks or orange slices, then serve.
Notes
- Store any leftover mulled wine in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Reheat gently over low heat to preserve the alcohol content and avoid boiling.
- Adjust the spice blend as desired to suit personal preferences.
- Choose organic oranges when possible for a fresher flavor and to avoid pesticide residues on slices used for serving.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 329 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 329kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 9mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 485mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 35g | 70% |
| Vitamin A | 243IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 53mg | 59% |
| Calcium | 122mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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