Homemade Spanish Sangria
🇪🇸 Spain
Ingredients
- 1 (750ml) bottle Spanish red wine
- 1 lemon
- 1 orange
- 1 peach
- 1 apple
- 1/4 cup Spanish brandy
- 1 cup orange juice, not from concentrate
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
Steps
- Thinly slice the orange and lemon; add half of each to a pitcher and reserve the rest.
- Cut the peach and apple into small cubes; add all the peach and half the apple cubes to the pitcher, reserving the rest.
- Add the brandy, orange juice, and sugar to the pitcher.
- Press down on the fruit with a wooden spoon to release juices, then mix well.
- Pour in the red wine and add the cinnamon stick; stir to combine.
- Refrigerate the pitcher for at least 2 hours to let the flavors develop.
- Toss the reserved apple cubes with a little lemon juice to prevent browning, then refrigerate with the other reserved fruit.
- Before serving, stir the sangria. Fill glasses with ice, add reserved apple cubes, and pour in the sangria.
- Garnish each glass with a slice of orange and lemon, then serve.
Notes
A young Rioja wine is recommended for the best flavor.
Source: spainonafork.com