| 1.75 liters | dry red wine (merlot, cabernet, Beaujolais) |
| 4 cups | apple cider |
| 1/2 cup | sugar |
| 1 | orange, cut into 6 wedges |
| 2 | lemons, cut into 4 wedges |
| 14 | whole cloves |
2 Tablespoons of Chef Johnny's Mulling Spice
Use lemon or orange slices pierced with whole
clove for garnish.
Pour the wine, apple cider and sugar into a 6 or 8 quart sauce pan. Bring to a slow simmer. Add 2 Tablespoon of Mulling Spice to coffee grinder or spice mill and grind to fine. Add ground Mulling Spice to the simmering pot. Continue to simmer for additional 3 to 5 minutes. In each of the lemon slices, stick a whole clove. Serve hot in mugs and garnish with the lemon wedge and oranges wedge with cloves.
© Chef Johnny 2000