Get that festive feeling with this mulled wine made with figs, sliced clementine and spices. Great for a Christmas party or just to cosy up in front of the fire with. Serves 6.
Ingredients
• 750ml bottle of red wine
• 1 sliced clementine
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 3 dried figs
• 4 cloves
• 3 black peppercorns
• 50ml brandy
Method
STEP 1
Pour the red wine into a large saucepan. Add the clementine, cinnamon stick, star anise, dried figs, cloves and black peppercorns. Heat very gently until simmering, then turn off the heat.
STEP 2
Fish out the whole spices and peppercorns with a spoon, then stir in the brandy. Ladle into mugs, or heatproof glasses to serve. You could drop in a slice of clementine to each.
