Oranges In Red Wine - Naranjas Al Vino Tinto

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups red wine
• 1 lemon zest (removed with peeler)
• 1 orange zest (removed with peeler)
• 2 cloves
• 1 teaspoon juniper berries
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 star anise pods
• 4 oranges (preferably valencia)
• 1 lemon
• 6 mint leaves, small

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, combine all the syrup ingredients and bring to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat to low and simmer until mixture is reduced by one third, about 25 minutes.
• 3 strain the mixture and refrigerate until cooled. check the syrup's consistency. it should be like honey. if too thin, return it to pan and reduce for a few more minutes. if too thick, add a little water. set aside.
• 4 slice off the tops and bottoms of the oranges. then remove all the peel and pith around the oranges.
• 5 slice along the sides of each segment and pull out the segments.
• 6 repeat with lemons.
• 7 spoon the syrup onto a plate and arrange the orange and lemon segments over it. sprinkle mint leaves on top.