Easy Glogg Recipe Mulled Wine Food

GLöGG (SWEDISH MULLED WINE)

Steps:

• Heat sugar and water in a large saucepan until it has dissolved.
• Add liquor, raisins, and almonds. Tie the spices and peel in a square of cheesecloth (or place in a tea ball) and place into the mixture.
• Heat the mixture over medium-low heat until it begins to steam (do not let it boil), 30-40 min.
• Taste and add more sugar if you would like, dissolving ¼ c sugar in ¼ c water at a time.
• When the mixture is warm, remove the spices and serve it immediately, making sure to float some almonds and raisins in each glass. '
• Alternately, remove the almonds and raisins and place the glögg into jars (or bottles). Store in the refrigerator to be used within 1-2 weeks.

SWEDISH MULLED WINE (GLOGG)

Steps:

• Combine wines in a large saucepan. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest of citrus fruits. Squeeze fruits and add juice to wine. Tie up lemon peel, orange peel and spices in cheesecloth and add to wine. Add raisins, almonds and sugar.
• Bring wine mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer for 15 minutes, or until flavors are well blended and almonds are soft. Skim wine from time to time to remove any foam. Taste glogg and add sugar as necessary.
• Just before serving, add bitters and aquavit or vodka. Ladle glogg into mugs or cups and provide each guest a spoon for eating the raisins and almonds.

SWEDISH GLOGG

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest; stir in sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat, and allow to steep overnight.
• Place the raisins and almonds into a large saucepan. Strain the sugar water into the raisins, then pour in Muscatel, port, and brandy. Place over medium-high heat, and cook until hot but not simmering. Serve warm in a mug with some fruit and almonds in each cup.

OLD-FASHIONED SWEDISH GLOGG

Steps:

• Heat the port wine over medium heat until just below the simmer point in a large stockpot with a lid. Add bourbon and rum, and bring back to just below simmering. Save the bottles and their caps for storing leftover glogg.
• While the wine and liquors are heating, place the cardamom, cinnamon stick, cloves, and orange peel onto the center of the square of cheesecloth. Gather together the edges of the cheesecloth, and tie with kitchen twine to secure.
• When mixture is very hot but not boiling, carefully light it with a long-handled match. Wearing a heatproof cooking mitt, carefully pour the sugar into the flames, and let the mixture burn for 1 minute. Put the lid on the stockpot to extinguish the flames, and turn off the heat. Let the mixture cool, covered, for about 10 minutes; add the cheesecloth bundle of spices and the raisins and almonds to the warm wine mixture and let it cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Strain the cooled glogg and reserve the raisins and almonds.
• To store, pour strained glogg into the bottles, recap, and keep upright in a cool dark place for up to 1 year. Refrigerate the steeped raisins and almonds in a covered bowl or jar for up to 1 year.
• To serve, pour glogg into a saucepan and warm over low-medium heat until hot but not simmering, about 5 minutes. Ladle 3 ounces of warmed glogg into a small coffee cup or small Swedish-style glogg mug, and garnish each serving with a few reserved raisins and almonds.

THE CHOSEN WINE - KOSHER MULLED GLOGG

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup of the amaretto, the brown sugar, cloves, peppercorns and cardamom in a medium saucepan and heat to a slow boil while stirring. Reduce the heat to low and add the rest of the amaretto, the red wine, blackberry wine, cinnamon sticks and the peel of 1 of the oranges. Warm on very low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, ladle into glasses and garnish with a bit of orange peel. Raise a glass to all things kosher.

GLOGI ( FINNISH MULLED WINE)

Steps:

• In a non aluminum mid-size sauce pan, heat water and sugar over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute.
• Tie all spices and the peel into a small piece of cheesecloth for easy removal.
• Add the spices and peel and wine to the sauce pan and simmer, covered, 5 minutes.
• To serve: Stand one spoon in each glass, evenly divide gogli into each glass.
• Add a few raisins and almonds in each, or serve separately.

MULLED WINE (GLOGG)

Steps:

• In a large stainless steel pot, combine all ingredients (except the liquor).
• Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat to the lowest setting and let simmer for about 30 minutes or until the flavors have blended.
• Strain and remove all solids.
• Keep in fridge if necessary, reheat and add liquor before serving.

EASY MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Combine red wine, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, lemon peel, and orange peel in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Heat gently, but don't boil. Stir in 2 tablespoons of sugar, and once dissolved, taste to see if you'd like to add more.
• Keep hot on medium to low heat for 20 minutes to let the flavors infuse the wine. Serve your mulled wine hot in glasses or mugs.

GLOGG (SWEDISH MULLED RED WINE)- MY SWEDISH MOTHER IN LAW'S

Steps:

• In a non-reactive pot combine raisins, sugar, cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks and almonds.
• Cover with water and simmer for 2 hours.
• Turn off burner and add wine.
• Let sit for 1-2 hours.
• Remove raisins and spices, either by straining or with a slotted spoon. Save the raisins to snack on! Just make sure the kids don't get them--they are STRONG!
• To serve, heat in individual mugs in the microwave, adding a shot of vodka if you are really daring!