Sangria
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003
Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 large lemon
1 large orange
1 small apple, cored and thinly sliced
1 (750 ml.) bottle dry red wine (recommended: Rioja)
1/2 cup Grand Marnier
Instructions
Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat and
cook, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Thinly slice 1/2 of the
lemon and 1/2 of the orange. Combine in large pitcher. Juice the other halves of the lemon and
orange and add juice and rinds to the pitcher. Add the apple, wine, Grand Marnier and chilled syrup
to the pitcher and stir until well mixed. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours. Serve
straight up or on the rocks.