Swedish Glogg

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"Perfect for the holidays! I haven't tried this, but I plan to this year. It looks really good! From the Cold Weather Cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 473.18 ml fresh orange juice
• 59.14 ml slivered almonds
• 177.44 ml golden raisin
• 118.29 ml pitted whole prune, snipped in half
• 8 whole cloves
• 2 inch cinnamon sticks, broken in half
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 4 whole cardamom pods, bruised
• 750 ml bottle ruby port
• 177.44 ml brandy
• 177.44 ml vodka or 177.44 ml aquavit

directions

1. Place orange juice, almonds, raisins, and prunes into a large pan.
2. Tie cloves, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom in cheesecloth and add to the pan.
3. Bring mixture to a boil, then lower heat and simmer 45 minutes.
4. Discard spice bag and add the port to the pan.
5. Heat until just beginning to simmer, but do not boil.
6. Add the brandy and vodka and heat through.
7. Carefully ignite mixture with a match (throw the lit match into the brew, quickly step back several feet and wait for flames to subside) (make sure nothing nearby will be ignited from the flame), then cover the pan with a lid to extinguish.
8. Remove match from brew.
9. Serve warm.