Sangria with Winter Citrus
- 1 green apple, cored and diced
- 1 ruby grapefruit, thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1 blood or regular orange, thinly sliced
- 1 Bosc pear, cored and diced
- Juice of 2 lemons
- Three 750ml bottles medium-bodied red wine, such as malbec, rioja or sangiovese
- 1 cup grappa
- 1/2 cup orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup simple syrup
- 4 cups chilled club soda
- Begin by macerating the fruit.
- Add half of the apples, grapefruit, lemon, blood orange and pears to a large pitcher and squeeze the lemon juice on top.
- Muddle the fruit using a wooden spoon.
- Add the remaining half of the fruits.
- Pour over the red wine, grappa, orange liqueur and stir.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 2 hours, or overnight if time allows.
- Add the orange juice and simple syrup, and then top off with the chilled club soda before serving.
green apple, ruby grapefruit, lemon, regular orange, pear, lemons, grappa, orange liqueur, orange juice, simple syrup, club soda
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/sangria-with-winter-citrus-recipe.html (may not work)