Рецепт Glögg
Glögg
This recipe is for all my friends in Minnesota~ Skål~
*Glögg*
- 3/4 cup almonds
- 5 cardamom pods. peeled
- 10 whole cloves
- 5 cinnamon sticks
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 bottle Burgundy or Claret Red Wine or Port
- 1 cup raisins (light or dark)
- 1 bottle Brandy, Vodka or Aquavit, pick your poison:)
- 3/4 cup crushed sugar cubes
1. Toast almonds in a skillet for 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
2. Combine spices and orange zest in a nylon bag or cheesecloth and tie closed. Put the bag, half the wine and raisins in a saucepan and simmer 20 minutes. Do Not Boil.
3. Add remaining wine and almonds.
4. In s separate saucepan, heat 1/3 of the Brandy (or other liquor), pour in the sugar and light with a match. When sugar is melted, cover pan to extinguish the flame, then add the remaining liquor.
5. Add Brandy (or other liquor) mixture to the wine and spice mixture. Serve hot in small cups while sitting down:)