AROMATIC GREEK-STYLE MULLED WINE RECIPE (Traditional) (Krasomelo/Oinomelo)
Mulled wine is a beverage made with red wine along with various of spices, like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, peppercorn, star anise or cardamom. There are lots of variations of this traditional recipe with include dried fruit such as raisins or lemon or orange rind. Greeks like to keep it simple with just cinnamon and clove and of course some good quality of Greece’s favourite sweetener, honey.
A lot of speculation abounds for the origin of mulled wine. It is claimed that the European tradition of mulling wine started in ancient Greece where heat and spices were used to salvage old wine once the summer’s harvest went bad. And to heat the body during long cold winters.
Ingredients:
Mulled wine is a beverage made with red wine along with various of spices, like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, peppercorn, star anise or cardamom. There are lots of variations of this traditional recipe with include dried fruit such as raisins or lemon or orange rind. Greeks like to keep it simple with just cinnamon and clove and of course some good quality of Greece’s favourite sweetener, honey.
A lot of speculation abounds for the origin of mulled wine. It is claimed that the European tradition of mulling wine started in ancient Greece where heat and spices were used to salvage old wine once the summer’s harvest went bad. And to heat the body during long cold winters.
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle (750ml) semi-sweet red wine
- 5 tbsps honey
- 2 cinammon sticks
- 4–5 whole cloves
- peel of 1 orange
- orange slice and star anise for decoration
- To prepare this Traditional Greek mulled wine recipe (krasomelo), pour the wine in a saucepan and bring to boil
- As soon as wine starts to get frothy, turn the heat down to low and add the rest of the ingredients. Let the wine simmer while stirring for about 10 minutes or until the honey melts and all the flavours are combined. As soon as the wine starts to get frothy, turn the heat down to low and add the rest of the ingredients. Let the wine simmer, whilst stirring, for about 10 minutes, until the honey melts and the flavours combine.
- Remove wine from heat and let it sit for a while
- Strain and serve in clear mugs or shot glasses
- ENJOY! Yasuo (your health
