Red Wine Granita Thursday, March 29th, 2012 March is pretty much over.
the kids that are off this week are enjoying a nice Spring Break, I will be scheduling some Naked Wine Tastings around Central Florida, this April, I will keep you posted as to the dates and places. It'll be good to meet some of you and I will be posting some of my wine tasters pictures (with their permission of course)
To continue about some plants in the garden that are easily propagated, Basil is our featured plant.
Simply cut some Basil remove the bottom leaves and put the cutting in water and place on a sunny window, in a few days the cut Basil plant willl root and you can plant it into a little pot for a gift or to place in another part of your garden. Another thing I've been craving is a Red Wine Granita
This sweet red wine granita is quite possibly the sneakiest way to incapacitate boring (or bored) guests. Do your visitors think they’re too sophisticated to get plastered? Call it a “Citrus-Infused Frozen Sangria Sorbet” . Claim that your antioxidant-rich wine granita is so much more awesome than protein shakes.
This granita also wins the award for Best Use of your favorite Red Wine. Just admit that you have a few bottles hidden in the crisper drawer right now. Lightly spiced with cinnamon and cloves, the red wine nose and finish gets much improved without leaving your kitchen smelling like Christmas. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
2/3 cup granulated sugar
zest of 1 orange
juice of 1 orange
juice of 1 lemon or lime
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1/2 cup water
1 bottle red wine (750 ml)
Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan. Over low heat, stir until the sugar is dissolved. Increase the heat and maintain a gentle simmer for 3 minutes. Strain the liquid and return to the saucepan. Cover the saucepan and let cool to room temperature.
Freeze the red wine mixture in the saucepan for at least 6 hours. For smaller ice crystals and a finer texture, mix the granita with a fork every 2-3 hours. The alcohol in the wine will keep your granita from freezing into a solid block of ice.
Scrape the surface of the granita with a fork and serve in chilled glassware
To continue about some plants in the garden that are easily propagated, Basil is our featured plant.
This sweet red wine granita is quite possibly the sneakiest way to incapacitate boring (or bored) guests. Do your visitors think they’re too sophisticated to get plastered? Call it a “Citrus-Infused Frozen Sangria Sorbet” . Claim that your antioxidant-rich wine granita is so much more awesome than protein shakes.
This granita also wins the award for Best Use of your favorite Red Wine. Just admit that you have a few bottles hidden in the crisper drawer right now. Lightly spiced with cinnamon and cloves, the red wine nose and finish gets much improved without leaving your kitchen smelling like Christmas. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Red Wine Granita
makes 4 servings2/3 cup granulated sugar
zest of 1 orange
juice of 1 orange
juice of 1 lemon or lime
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1/2 cup water
1 bottle red wine (750 ml)
Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan. Over low heat, stir until the sugar is dissolved. Increase the heat and maintain a gentle simmer for 3 minutes. Strain the liquid and return to the saucepan. Cover the saucepan and let cool to room temperature.
Freeze the red wine mixture in the saucepan for at least 6 hours. For smaller ice crystals and a finer texture, mix the granita with a fork every 2-3 hours. The alcohol in the wine will keep your granita from freezing into a solid block of ice.
Scrape the surface of the granita with a fork and serve in chilled glassware
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