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The Best Red Wine Sangria

 

Simple and delicious...
 

2 large 

 

juice oranges, washed; one orange sliced; remaining orange juiced

 

1 large 

 

lemon, washed and sliced

 

¼ cup 

 

granulated sugar (I like to use superfine sugar)

 

¼ cup 

 

Triple Sec

 

One 750 ml. 

 

bottle inexpensive, fruity, medium-bodied red wine, chilled

 

 

1

Add sliced orange and lemon and sugar to large pitcher; mash gently with wooden spoon until fruit releases some juice, but is not totally crushed, and sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Stir in orange juice, Triple Sec, and wine; refrigerate for at least 2, and up to 8, hours.

2

Before serving, add 6 to 8 ice cubes and stir briskly to distribute settled fruit and pulp; serve immediately.

 

Servings: 4

 

 Cooking Tips

*Cook's Illustrated tested this recipe with more expensive red wines too and they found that the cheaper wine tasted just fine. It really is ok to buy an inexpensive bottle for this recipe. I used a Spanish wine... anything like a Rioja or the like is ok.

**The longer sangria sits before drinking, the more smooth and mellow it will taste. A full day is best, but if that isn't possible, give it an absolute minimum of two hours to sit.

***You can easily double or triple the recipe- just switch to a punch bowl instead of a pitcher.

 

 Recipe Source

Modified from Cook's Illustrated

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