Chilled Wine Punch Recipe
(makes: 8 glasses) |
Ingredients:
1
2
600 ml
125 g/ 1/2 cup
7.5 cm
4
185 g
150 ml
150 ml
1
750 ml
12 |
large orange
large lemons
water
white sugar
stick cinnamon
cloves
fresh pineapple, cubed or cut into wedges
brandy
rum
lime, thinly sliced
full-bodied red wine, such as a shiraz, chilled
ice cubes |
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Method:
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Wash the orange
and lemons under warm running. Pare the rind of
the orange and one of the lemon finely, then
squeeze and strain their juice. Thinly slice the
other lemon.
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Pour the water
into a stainless steel or enamel pan. Add the
orange and lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon and
cloves and stir over a medium heat until the
sugar has dissolved, then bring to boil for 2
minutes. Take the pan off the heat, cover and
allow to cool. When cold, chill for 3 hours.
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Put the pineapple
into a jug. Add the orange and lemon juice,
brandy, rum and the lemon and lime slices, and
stir well. Cover the jug with plastic wrap and
chill.
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One hour before
serving, strain the spiced sugar syrup through a
nylon sieve into the jug. Pour in the wine, stir
and chill. Just before you serve the punch, add
the ice cubes.
Variations:
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For an
alcohol-free drinks, use the juice of two lemons
instead of one, and 1 liter of grape juice
instead of the wine and spirits.
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For a hot punch,
allow the sugar syrup to infuse at room
temperature for an hour then strain it into a
large pan. Add all the remaining ingredients,
stir well and heat until the punch becomes very
hot, but do not allow it to boil. Serve in punch
cups or heatproof glasses.
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PREPARATION TIME: 30 minutes, plus
3 hours chilling time
COOKING TIME: 5 minutes |
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