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Sangria Love, Part I

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valentina

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If you do anything this 4th of July season, make sangria! I made some first thing this morning and put it in the refrigerator, and by this evening, I had a lovely, lovely brew. I was deeply proud of my efforts. I'm steeping some sangria blanco as I write this, and time will tell if it's as good as the red. If you make red sangria, try to get a nice, fruity Spanish wine. It makes all the difference. Here's the recipe that I used -- it's a modification of "Sunset Sangria" by Rachael Ray, and you can find it on the Foodnetwork web site.

 

3 tbs. sugar

6 tbs. dark spiced rum with citrus flavor

1 orange, sliced

1 lemon, sliced

2 ripe peaches, peeled and cut into wedges

3 ripe plums, cut into wedges

2 cinnamon sticks

1 bottle Rioja or a good fruity Spanish red wine

Club soda, for topping off glasses of sangria

 

Combine everything but club soda in a large pitcher. Chill several hours. I ran the wine liquid through a strainer to catch the excess fruit pulp prior to serving. Serve over ice, topped off with club soda for some fizz.

 

This is not the equivalent of bottled Cruz Garcia Real Sangria -- Cruz Garcia needs vodka or rum added to it in order to make it seem like an alcoholic beverage. This is just a smidge stronger. Thus, adding a bit of club soda will not turn your sangria into the alcoholic equivalent of Welch's grape juice.

 

I am very tempted to make some Sangrita Margaritas, which entails combining a margarita with sangria. :lol: Tasty, tasty. Sangria blanco review to follow tomorrow night.

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Astburygrrl

OMG. :P Your version kicks booty! I know exactly what I'm making for the 4th now!! :P (omg that smilie! hehe) I did see a great recipe from Curtis Stone on tlc.com..i hope you dont mind me posting another version? :ack: I'm determined to try every version of Sangria now, wheee!

 

Serves 6 to 8

 

Ingredients:

Two 750-ml bottles light and fruity Rioja wine or Beaujolais wine

2/3 cup/145 ml fresh orange juice

1/2 cup/100 ml Cointreau

1/4 cup/45 ml brandy

2 Fuji apples, quartered, cored and thinly sliced

1 ruby-red grapefruit, quartered and thinly sliced

1 Valencia orange, quartered and thinly sliced

1 lemon, quartered and thinly sliced

1 lime, quartered and thinly sliced

Ice cubes

 

Method:

 

Stir all the ingredients except the ice cubes in a large jug or pitcher. Cover and refrigerate until cold. Add the ice cubes to the sangria and stir with a wooden spoon. Drink and be merry!

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valentina

Another sangria recipe! :ack: I think trying every version of sangria is the booze version of trying every BPAL scent!

 

And besides, all those fruits give us our daily dose of vitamin C and antioxidants, and we really must drink healthfully, you know! :P

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dawndie

These recipes sound great! I love drinking and, um, eating too :P

 

Rachael Ray is a favorite cooking host of mine -- I like her travel shows too, because she's always really enthusiastic about where she's visiting, without being cheerleader-y and irritating. Plus she has great catchphrases -- a guy friend of mine really likes her (he watches 30-Minute Meals with his 10-year-old daughter, who tells him "you should marry her!") and I'll bust out the "YUMM-O!!" every once in a while to crack him up.

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