Swedish Glögg

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Ingredients

1 orange

1 bottle red wine

200g caster sugar

10 cardamom pods

5 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

3 slices peeled ginger

50g raisins or sultanas

50g flaked almonds

150ml vodka or aquavit

Method

Peel the orange zest into strips. Cut away any pith and discard; save the flesh for another recipe. Put the zest in a big pan with the wine, sugar, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, raisins (or sultanas) and almonds. Warm gently for 10-15 mins, never letting the mixture boil. Stir in the vodka or aquavit and serve warm.