A few months ago I unearthed a glass pitcher and it made me want Sangria. I don’t know how to make Sangria, I believe it is more than just wine with fruit in it. I did a little research and just got overwhelmed with all the recipes so I let it go and I used the pitcher for flowers. The flowers died, but the pitcher remained. I used it to water the plants. I would often look at the pitcher and then look for a recipe. There are so many recipes out there. I didn’t know which one to use.
I finally decided to cobble one together. I found one that said to cut up the apple and orange put it and some brown sugar in a pitcher and muddle it. Well I was using a spoon and that was not working so I decided to use something else and my last thought before the pitcher broke was, “I better be careful so I don’t break the pitcher.” Well, at least that pitcher won’t be taunting me anymore.
I had to throw out that fruit and start over. This time I didn’t bother muddling.
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Sangria (Or so I am calling it)
1 apple
1 orange
1 cup brandy
1/2 cup triple sec
1 cup orange juice
1 cup peach juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 bottle of red wine
3 tablespoons brown sugar
Cut the apple into chunks. Peel the orange, then cut it up. Put the fruit in a bowl then add the liquid. Stir. Then add the sugar and stir until it is dissolved. Once every thing is mixed put it in a pitcher. Serve over ice.
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I used a bowl because I was afraid I would break the pitcher. (That was the THIRD thing I had broken that day.) I prefer to put ice in each glass so that the ice doesn’t melt into the pitcher. But you do what works best for you. I am rather happy with this combination.
As with some things I make I end up adjusting as I continue to make the recipe and that very well might happen with this.
As I was at the store buying the ingredients, I quickly looked up what red wine to use for Sangria and what came up was Pinot Noir or Merlot. I decided to go with the Merlot. Then when I got home and did a search I got a different result, but I had already purchased the Merlot so I used it.
I made white Sangria for the Fourth of July.
Do you like Sangria? Do you make it? What is your recipe?
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