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DRINK
RECIPES- with alcohol:
The Best Red Wine Sangria
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The Best
Red Wine Sangria |
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Simple and
delicious...
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2
large |
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juice oranges, washed; one orange
sliced; remaining orange juiced |
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1
large |
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lemon, washed and sliced |
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¼
cup |
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granulated sugar (I like to use
superfine sugar) |
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¼
cup |
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Triple Sec |
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One
750 ml. |
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bottle inexpensive, fruity,
medium-bodied red wine, chilled |
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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. |
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Before
serving, add 6 to 8 ice cubes and stir briskly
to distribute settled fruit and pulp; serve
immediately. |
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Servings: 4 |
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Cooking Tips |
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*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. |
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**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. |
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***You can easily
double or triple the recipe- just switch to a punch bowl
instead of a pitcher. |
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Recipe Source |
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Modified from Cook's
Illustrated |
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Ratings:
****Restaurant
Quality! would
make it again. "Truly the best red wine sangria I've had.
So simple and so good!"
-San
Diego, CA
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