During the Christmas markets, in Alsace, the street food smells good with warm wine... the Glühwein
Accompanied by a Pretzel, a Baguette Flambée or Chestnuts, the stomach is never empty....
Ingredients for 6 people
- 2 bottles of Pinot Gris
- 200 g cane sugar
- 2 orange peels
- 2 lemon peels
- juice of 3 oranges + 2 yellow lemons + 3 clementines
- 6 drops of natural Bourbon Vanilla flavouring
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
For the decoration :
- 6 orange slices
- 6 slices of lemon
- 6 stars of star anise
Preparation:
Wash the oranges and lemons.
Heat the wine in a saucepan with the sugar, without boiling them. Add the ground spices and vanilla and stir. Add the orange and lemon peel and the citrus juice. Bring the wine to the boil for 5 minutes. Stir. Stop cooking, cover and leave to stand for 24 hours.
Before serving, reheat the wine and strain it through a sieve.
Ladle into glasses and add a star anise, a slice of orange and a slice of lemon.
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