A highlight in the run-up to Christmas are the hot drinks: mulled wine, Feuerzangenbowle, Lumumba.
Sweden also has a delicious, spicy drink to offer: the Glögg.
Have you ever heard of Glögg or tried it at a Christmas market *?
The sweet and tangy
hot drink Glögg
is
Sweden's seasonal mulled wine variant
.
Glögg is often enjoyed as a Christmas drink and means "glowing embers".
This punch promises a good mood in a steaming cup and delights with spicy aromas, spices and warm wine.
Since the trip to Sweden is difficult and most of the Christmas markets are canceled, we will show you how you
can easily make
the
Swedish glögg yourself at home
.
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Recipe for Glögg: You need these ingredients for the Swedish mulled wine variant
Many European countries have their own delicious versions of mulled wine.
The Swedish version causes a
stir
with a generous
dash of bourbon or vodka
and the additional aromas of
cardamom
pods.
Unusual and different from German mulled wine: blanched, chopped
almonds
and
raisins are
added to
every cup of traditional Glögg
.
1 bottle of red wine
350 ml bourbon or vodka (optional)
65 g of sugar
2 tbsp grated orange peel
2 tablespoons of raisins plus 1 teaspoon for serving
1 tbsp cardamom pods
2 tbsp ginger (fresh root, sliced)
1 stick of cinnamon
8 cloves
2 tbsp almonds (blanched and chopped)
Orange slices for garnish
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Recipe for Swedish Glögg: How to make the mulled wine variant
In
a large saucepan
, add
wine, bourbon or vodka
(if you are using it),
sugar, orange peel, raisins, cardamom, a slice of ginger, cinnamon stick, and cloves
.
Heat everything to
77 ° C
(check the temperature with a thermometer!) And let it simmer for two minutes.
Take the pot off the stove and let the glögg steep for
an hour
.
Pour the glögg through a sieve into another vessel to remove the
fruit and spices
.
Then
carefully
reheat
the punch, do not boil it!
To serve, put the glögg in cups or tea glasses, add a few
raisins
and
almonds
and garnish with a
slice of orange
.
The practical thing about Glögg: You can
prepare it, then cool it down and let it stand
- or even store it in the refrigerator for a long time.
When you want to serve it, simply
warm it up
briefly
on the stove
.
If you want to try an alcohol-free variant: replace red wine and bourbon / vodka with
grape and apple juice
.
Glögg is the perfect
hot drink for Christmas
or even before in Advent.
You can use it to warm up quickly when it's cold and wet outside.
Skål (“cheers” in Swedish)!
(mad) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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