Chilled Mulled Wine
Serves: 4
1L (4 cups) light red wine (such as pinot noir or tarrango)
55g (1/4 cup) caster sugar
1 orange, quartered, each quarter thinly sliced crossways
10 whole dried cloves
2 x 7cm cinnamon sticks
1 vanilla pod, split
2 Tbsp Cointreau liqueur
8 strawberries, hulled, washed, quartered
Ice, to serve
1. Combine wine, sugar, orange, cloves, cinnamon and vanilla in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Set aside for 30 minutes to infuse.
2. Add Cointreau to the wine mixture and stir to combine. Transfer to a jug and place in the fridge for 2 hours to chill.
3. Add strawberries to the wine mixture. Divide ice among serving glasses. Pour over mulled wine and serve immediately.