Holiday Red Sangria Punch
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Course: Beverage
- Features: Holiday (New Year's Eve)
Summary:
In Spain, traditional New Year's Eve celebrations are not complete without grapes. When the clock strikes midnight, custom calls for eating 12 grapes in short order to ensure good fortune in the coming year.
6 to 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- Ice
- 1 bottle (750 milliliters) red wine, such as a merlot or cabernet
- 5 ounces apple-flavored liqueur
- 7 1/2 ounces orange-flavored liqueur, such as Grand Marnier
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup ginger ale
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 12 seedless red grapes
- 4 medium red apples , cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 3 medium oranges, peeled, seeded and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
Directions:
Place the sugar in a 48-ounce pitcher. Fill 3/4 full with ice cubes or crushed ice. Add the wine and the apple- and orange-flavored liqueurs, stirring to combine. Add the orange juice, ginger ale and lemon juice, then the grapes and cut-up fruit. If you have a similar-size pitcher, pour the sangria back and forth 4 times to blend; or use a long-handled spoon to stir the drink well. Let the sangria sit at room temperature for 10 minutes, then serve.
This can be made up to 4 hours ahead and refrigerated, without the ice.
Recipe Source:
Adapted from Kelsey Rood at Cafe Citron in Dupont Circle.
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