DISH NAME : SANGRIA

Preparation Time : 30 minutess

Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Chilling Time : Overnight

Description

Sangria is a wine punch typical of Argentina, Spain and Portugal. It normally consists of wine, chopped fruit, a sweetener, and a small amount of added brandy. Fruits such as orange, lemon, lime, apple, peach, melon, berries, pineapple, grape and mango are added chopped or sliced. A sweetener such as honey, sugar, simple syrup or orange juice is added. Instead of brandy, carbonated can also be mixed in. Sangria is often served with a wooden spoon, which is used to get fruit out of the bottom of the pitcher or jug.
Wine is made from fermented grapes or other fruits. Wines are classified into dry, sweet and semi-dry depending upon the residual sugar level. In a dry wine all residual sugar is converted into alcohol. Sweet wine will still have some residual sugar left. Semi-dry wines have a small level of sweetness. Residual sugar is the natural sugar left over by the fruit after fermentation process is over.

Note

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH
1) If using carbonated drink, add only just before serving.
2) Dry wine as opposed to dessert wine is not sweet.

Method

1) To make lemonade mix 3 tbsp. water, with 6 tbsp. sugar and boil just till sugar dissolves. Leave to cool.
2) Now add around 50 ml. lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients together in a large jug and add more red wine, orange juice, or lemonade according to taste and desired strength.
3) Add mint sprigs, fruits and cinnamon powder.
4) Leave to cool, preferably overnight for the flavours to infuse. Serve chilled.

Serving Suggestions

Serve chilled.