Mulled Red Wine Sangria

By SandyC

Ingredients

• 2 750-ml bottles red Spanish table wine
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 1/4 cup pure cane sugar
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 3 star anise pods
• 8 whole cloves
• 1 2-inch strip orange zest
• 1 Gala apple, thinly sliced
• 1 Bartlett pear, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the wine, pomegranate juice, brandy, sugar, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves and orange zest in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat. Remove from the heat and let the flavors meld for 30 minutes.

When ready to serve, return the mixture to low heat, bring to a simmer, then add the apple, pear and pomegranate seeds. Serve in heatproof glass mugs.

Photograph by Kang Kim