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This recipe was adapted from www.wishfulchef.com
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Let us preface this by saying we are using the wine out of the liquor cabinet and aren't by any means wine connoisseurs. No turned up noses, please.
Ms. Schnitzel ingredients used:
1 bottle Cabernet Sauvignon
1/4 cup The Kraken Spiced Rum
1 cup Organic Apple Juice
1 large orange, peeled then juiced
1 lemon, peeled
1 lime, peeled
2 tablespoons mulling spices
1 nutmeg, about 15 gratings
1 organic cinnamon stick
1 vanilla bean, halved
Now get to peeling your citrus...
It is surprisingly difficult to find star anise in LA so we opted for a mulling spices blend. There are a lot of little bits and pieces so I secured them in a coffee filter tied with a hemp cord. This prevents you from having to sip your Gluhwein with a tight lip filtering out the loose little floaties.
Add in 1 cup of your favorite apple cider or apple juice.
Add in your orange, lemon and lime peels, orange juice, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean and bag of spices. Now set your timer for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes add in 1/2 cup of wine to your simmering mixture. Set your timer one last time for 30 minutes. It's ok, it's ALMOST wine time!
Add the rest of your bottle of wine and spiced rum and warm for 5 minutes or less.
Don't warm for any longer, otherwise you will burn off the good part that gives you the warm and fuzzy feeling!
Now pour yourself a cup, and sit by a cozy fire or sparkly Christmas tree.
Schnitzel Notes:
- use either lime OR lemon peels, not both, OR zest 1/2 lemon and 1/2 lime and put into herb satchel
- add 1/4 cup Gran Marnier for a more balanced flavor
- if you like your wine a little more sweet, use a Pinot Noir
