Rum with Hot Tea Recipe

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Tip

To pour a hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass then pour the liquid over the spoon in order to prevent the glass from cracking.

Ingredients

- 250 ml (1 cup) very hot English tea

- 1 measure rum

- Sugar to taste

- A big strip of lemon zest

Method

1. Pour everything into a glass or cup and serve immediately.

Mulled Wine (Alsace) Recipe

Flavors of Alsace

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Chef's Note

Made with a red Burgundy or Bordeaux, or even a red wine from Alsace, this famous mulled wine is part of local Christmas tradition. There is always a mulled wine seller present as people stroll through the Christmas markets to warm the bodies and spirits of the shoppers.

More typical of Alsace, though less widespread, is "Kandelzucker," Alsatian white wine combined with honey.

Ingredients

For 1 liter mulled wine

- 1 liter (4 cups) red wine

- 250 g (8 oz.) sugar cubes

- 1 cinnamon stick

- 2 star anise

- 2 cloves

- a pinch of nutmeg

- zest of half a lemon

- zest of half an orange

Method

1. Place all the ingredients into a saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 3-5 minutes.
3. Serve hot in glasses, decorated with lemon or orange slices.

Mulled Wine Recipe

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Chef's Note

If you wish to pour hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass and pour the liquid onto the spoon to prevent the container from cracking.

Ingredients

- 1 bottle of red wine

- 120 ml (1/2 cup) water

- 4 tbsp. brandy

- 8 cloves

- A pinch of ginger

- A pinch of cinnamon

- 1 lemon, sliced

- 1 orange, sliced

- 2 tbsp. brown sugar

Method

1. Place all the ingredients into a saucepan; heat over low heat, but do not boil - otherwise the alcohol will evaporate.
2. Pour into mulled wine cups or deep glasses and serve immediately.

Mocha Under a Cloud Recipe

Flavors of Mexico

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Tip
To pour a hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass then pour the liquid over the spoon in order to prevent the glass from cracking.

Ingredients

- 250 ml (1 cup) milk

- 125 ml (1/2 cup) strong coffee

- 30 g (1 oz.) bitter chocolate

- 1/2 vanilla bean or a drop of vanilla extract

- 1 tsp. vanilla sugar

- Whipped cream

- Cinnamon stick (optional)

Method

1. Gently heat the milk over moderate heat with the vanilla bean and sugar, without letting it boil; once it is hot, reduce the heat to minimum and infuse for 10 minutes; scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean;
2. pour the hot coffee and grated chocolate into the hot milk; increase the heat to medium until the chocolate is melted; whisk until foamy;
3. pour into glasses; garnish with whipped cream and serve immediately. You can serve it with a cinnamon stick to stir the cream into the mocha.

Mexican Coffee Recipe

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Tip
To pour a hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass then pour the liquid over the spoon in order to prevent the glass from cracking.

Ingredients

- 250 ml (1 cup) coffee

- 1/2 measure tequila

- 1/2 measure Kahlua

- 1/2 measure brandy

- 1/2 measure Rompope, a Mexican liqueur or 1/2 tsp. vanilla

- Whipped cream

Method

1. Place the liquors into the glass; add the coffee;
2. top with whipped cream and serve immediately.

Hot Rum Toddy Recipe

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Tip


To pour a hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass then pour the liquid over the spoon in order to prevent the glass from cracking.

Ingredients

- 250-500 ml (1-2 cups) boiling water

- 1 measure white or amber rum

- 1 tbsp. sugar

- A big strip of orange zest

Method

1. Place the sugar and orange zest into a beer mug or glass;
2. pour in the rum, then the boiling water and serve immediately.

Hot Cider with Rum Recipe

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Tip

To pour a hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass then pour the liquid over the spoon in order to prevent the glass from cracking.

Ingredients

- 250-500 ml (1-2 cups) hot cider

- 1 measure white or amber rum

- 4 cloves

- 2 thin slices of lemon

Method

1. Heat the cider in a saucepan or in the microwave without boiling;
2. stick the cloves into the lemon slices; place in a pottery mug or deep glass;
3. pour in the hot cider and serve immediately.

Hot Buttered Rum Recipe

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Tip
To pour a hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass then pour the liquid over the spoon in order to prevent the glass from cracking.

Ingredients

- 250 to 500 ml (1-2 cups) boiling water

- 1 measure white or amber rum

- 1 tbsp. sugar

- 1 tbsp. butter

- 4 cloves

- 1 cinnamon stick

Method

1. Into a mug or deep glass, place the sugar, rum, cloves and cinnamon stick;
2. add boiling water; float the spoonful of butter on top and serve immediately.

Glögi - Mulled Wine Recipe

Flavors of Filand

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Chef's Note

December in Finland is a time for getting together with family and friends, who are always offered a cup of glögi, spiced sweetened hot wine, to warm them up.

Ingredients

For 10 servings

- 2 liters (8 cups) red wine

- 10 cloves

- 2 cinnamon sticks

- 200 ml (3/4 cup) sugar

- 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) blanched almonds

- 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) raisins

- 200 ml (3/4 cup) vodka (optional)

Method

1. Pour the red wine into a saucepan; add the cloves, cinnamon and sugar;
2. heat the mixture and leave on the heat for 10 minutes without letting it boil;
3. add the liquor; strain and serve very hot with a few almonds and raisins.

Viennese-Style Hot Chocolate Recipe

Flavors of Austria

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

- hot coco (Cocoa and milk)

- half an egg yolk per cup

- whipped cream

Method

1. Make a hot chocolate, let cool slightly;
2. add half an egg yolk per cup;
3. whisk over low heat until thickened - being careful not to let it boil;
4. serve hot, topped with a spoonful of whipped cream

Glögg or Swedish Mulled Wine Recipe

Flavors of Sweden

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Chef's Note

For Christmas, meet Robert Aronsson of Leijontornet & Victory Hotel who shares culinary traditions from the land of long winter nights: Sweden.

"The high point of Christmas in Sweden is the year's biggest buffet - a smörgåsbord of traditional delicacies, both hot and cold, given an extra festive flair for Christmas Eve," Robert explains from his restaurant in the heart of Stockholm's Old Town.

"In my opinion, nothing is more typical than Glögg, a potent mulled wine flavored with sugar and spices that is served with gingerbread in the days leading up to Christmas, evoking all the warmth and scents of Christmases past.

"It is best drunk hot, and usually served only during Christmas holidays with peeled (or simply chopped) almonds and raisins.

"The Glögg will be even spicier and more flavorful if you bottle it and leave it for a week. You can also leave out the vodka if you want something with less alcohol."

Ingredients

- 1 bottle of red table wine

- 50 ml - 100 ml (1/4 - 1/2 cup) vodka (optional)

- 5-20 cloves

- 1 rounded tsp. cardamom seeds

- 2 to 4 cinnamon sticks

- 1 or 2 pieces of ginger

- Zest of half a lemon

- 125 to 250 ml (1/2 to 1 cup) sugar

- 1 rounded tsp. vanilla sugar

Method

1. Crush the cinnamon and cardamom. Peel the lemon. Put all the spices and peel into a glass jar with the vodka.
2. Cover. Leave overnight. Strain the vodka, discard the spices.
3. Mix the spiced vodka with the wine and sugar.
4. Heat all the ingredients in a large saucepan until steaming hot. Do not boil! Stir and taste.
5. If not sweet enough, add more sugar. If too sweet, add more wine.

Choco Rum Recipe

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Chef's Note

Tip

To pour a hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass and pour the liquid over the spoon to keep the glass from cracking.

For an attractive presentation, use a pastry bag to form a spiral of cream.

Ingredients

- 250 ml (1 cup) hot chocolate

- 1 measure of white or amber rum

- Whipped cream

Method

1. Prepare the hot chocolate; whip the cream, flavoring it with a little vanilla and sugar;
2. pour the rum into a pottery goblet or deep glass; pour in the hot chocolate;
3. garnish with whipped cream and serve immediately.

Café brûlot Recipe

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Requires a certain dexterity

Chef's Note

This is an old traditional recipe from New Orleans, served with great fanfare in some of the city's great restaurants.

Tip
To pour a hot liquid into a glass, first place a spoon in the glass then pour the liquid over the spoon in order to prevent the glass from cracking.

Ingredients

Ingredients for 4 servings

- 1 liter (4 cups) strong Coffee

- 175 ml (3/4 cup) brandy

- 4 tbsp. curaçao

- 6 cloves

- 1 cinnamon stick

- The zest of an orange in a single spiral

- The zest of a lemon in a single spiral

- 4 tbsp. sugar

Method

1. Place all the ingredients except the coffee in a saucepan; heat over low heat without boiling until the sugar is dissolved;
2. pour in the hot coffee;
3. pour into deep glasses or cups and serve immediately.

Bishop - Mulled Port Recipe

Flavors of Porutgal

Total time: less than 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

- 250 ml (1 cup) Port

- 3 allspice berries

- 12 cloves

- 1 tbsp. sugar

- 1 orange

Method

1. Stick the clove into the orange; wrap in aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes at 160° C (325° F);
2. separate the orange into segments; place half the orange into a saucepan with all the other ingredients; heat gently without boiling;
3. pour into a pottery goblet or deep glass; garnish with an orange segment stuck with cloves.