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Glögg

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Also known as Gløgg · Glögi

Red wine warmed with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and orange peel, fortified with port, and served with blanched almonds and raisins in the glass. The Scandinavian Christmas drink.

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Small glasses of dark mulled wine with almonds and raisins, beside cinnamon sticks
Servings
8 servings
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
1 h 30 min

Ingredients

  • red wine750 ml
  • port200 ml
  • caster sugar100 g
  • cinnamon sticks2
  • cardamom pods10
  • whole cloves8
  • ginger20 g
  • oranges1
  • blanched almonds50 g
  • raisins50 g

Instructions

  1. 01

    Pare the peel from the in strips and slice the . Put the , the , the , , , and peel in a pan and warm gently until the dissolves. Take off the heat and leave to infuse for at least 1 hour, or overnight.

  2. 02

    Add the fruity and heat slowly until steaming hot. Never let it boil, which drives off the alcohol and turns it bitter.

  3. 03

    Strain into a jug.

  4. 04

    Put a few and in each small glass and pour over the hot glögg.

  5. 05

    Give everyone a spoon for the and .

Notes

  • Infuse the spices in the fortified wine first; the flavour is much deeper.
  • Never boil it.
  • Swedes buy glögg ready-spiced in bottles, but homemade is far fresher.
  • Vodka can stand in for the port for a stronger, less sweet glögg.
  • In Sweden it comes with pepparkakor, thin ginger biscuits, on the side.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
240 kcal
Protein
1 g
Carbs
24 g
Fat
3 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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