Mulled Apple Cider
Warm, cozy, velvety fall and holidays drink.
Ingredients
- 3 Pcs Apples
- 1 Pc Navel Orange
- 1/2 Pc Lemon
- 1 Tsp Orange zest
- 1/4 Tsp Lemon zest
- 10-12 Pcs Dried cranberries
- 1 Stick Cassia cinnamon
- 1.5 Inches Ginger
- 3-4 Pcs Cloves
- 1/8 Tsp Pink salt
- 1 Tsp Brown sugar
- 7-8 Pcs Dates - deseeded
- 3 Cups Water
- 1/4 Tsp All spice powder
- 2-3 Pcs Star anise
Instructions
- Take 3 red apples and chop them into cubes. Remove the seeds.
- Use a zester tool to get 1 tsp orange zest from one navel orange. Chop 1 navel orange as well into quarters along with the peel.
- Also extract 1/4 tsp lemon zest and cut half the lemon into quarters.
- In a pressure cooker, add chopped apples, orange quarters, orange zest, lemon zest, lemon quarters, 10-12 pcs dried cranberries, 1 whole stick of cassia cinnamon, 3-4 cloves, 1/8th tsp pink salt, 7-8 dates, 1 tsp brown sugar, 1.5 inches ginger cut into small pieces and 3 cups water.
- Pressure cook it to upto 3 whistles on medium flame. Let the steam release naturally and put it to simmer for another 20 mins. Cover the pan while it simmers. I also added 1/4 tsp all spice powder at this stage.
- Mash the ingredients using a potato masher. Taste and adjust the spices, tang or sweetness. Let it simmer for another 10 mins.
- Strain the mix using a fine mesh. Tip in 2-3 star anise. Cover and let it come to room temperature. Put it into the refrigerator for 3-4 hours for the flavours to seep in together.
- Warm it up a bit while serving.Enjoy!!!
Notes
If not using pressure cooker, slow cook everything for 1 and half hours in a pot.