Spiced Orange Wine
What could be more French countryside than pulling a chilled bottle of homemade (or at least home-doctored) wine from the fridge for a special celebration? This orange sipping wine is a little sweeter and stronger than a regular glass of white, and it's the perfect aperitif. Cook time is chill time.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2(750 ml) bottles dry white wine
- 1⁄2cup sugar
- 1⁄4
- 1⁄4cup Pernod
- 4turkish bay leaves (or 2 California leaves)
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DIRECTIONS
- Bring all ingredients except oranges to a boil (reserve wine bottles and corks), stirring until sugar has dissolved.
- Remove zest from oranges in a continuous spiral using a vegetable peeler and cut off any white pith with a paring knife.
- Reserve oranges for another use and divide zest between empty wine bottles.
- Fill bottles with orange wine and cool, leave uncorked for1 hour.
- Cork bottles, then chill at least 5 hours.
- Cooks' note:.
- Orange wine can be chilled up to 1 week.
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