Littlemafias Hot Wine Recipes

HOT SPICED CHRISTMAS WINE

Steps:

• Use a sharp knife or a vegetable peeler to remove the zest from the oranges in strips, being careful to remove only the orange part, leaving the pith behind. Then, juice the oranges into a large, heavy-bottomed pot.
• Pour the red wine and white wine into the pot with the orange juice. Place the strips of orange zest, ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and brown sugar into the pot with the wine mixture; stir to dissolve the sugar.
• Cover and heat over medium-high until heated through, but not boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and heat for an hour or longer to bring all of the flavors together. Adjust the sweetness by adding more brown sugar, as necessary. Strain and serve hot with a splash of brandy, if desired.

HOT MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Stir water and sugar together in a saucepan until sugar dissolves. Add lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick; bring mixture to a boil and cook until flavors combine, about 10 minutes. Strain and return water mixture to the saucepan; discard lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick.
• Stir claret wine into water mixture; heat until hot but not boiling, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve flecked with nutmeg.

MARGARET'S HOT MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; dissolve sugar in water. Stir in lemon quarter, cloves, and cinnamon into water; boil for 10 minutes. Strain and return to saucepan.
• Stir red wine into water-sugar mixture; heat until piping hot, but not boiling, about 5 minutes.

HOT WINE

Steps:

• Place the wine in a saucepan with the sugar and heat the mixture slowly until just below a boil. Meanwhile, squeeze a wedge of lemon into each of six mugs and drop the wedges into the mugs.
• Divide the wine among the mugs and serve immediately.

LITTLEMAFIA'S CREAMY CARROTS

Steps:

• Cut carrots into sticks or rings.
• Cook till just tender.
• Melt butter, add sugar and cook 1 minute.
• Pour in cream and bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat and put the carrots into the pan.
• Toss and serve sprinkled with herbs.

LITTLEMAFIA'S RICE & TUNA

Steps:

• Scoop the tuna on top of the hot plain rice. We tried it with short and long grain and it was fine.
• Serve with a salad with lemon/lime dressing.

LITTLEMAFIA'S ASIAN SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; set aside.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Add sugar and remaining ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
• Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture, tossing gently to coat.
• Spread the mixture onto a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 200° for 45 minutes.
• Cool completely before serving.

LITTLEMAFIA'S MOZZARELLA CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Mix the flour,salt and pepper.
• Add the eggs in the middle of the flour mixture.
• Add the mozzarella and keep stirring.
• Shape into balls or croquettes and roll them in the breadcrumbs till well coated.
• Deep fry till they are golden brown.

EASY TILAPIA WITH WINE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for medium-high heat.
• Place the tilapia fillets side by side on a large piece of aluminum foil. Season each one with salt and pepper. Place one tablespoon of butter on top of each piece of fish, and sprinkle garlic, basil and tomato. Pour the wine over everything. Fold foil up around fish, and seal into a packet. Place packet on a cookie sheet for ease in transportation to and from the grill.
• Place foil packet on the preheated grill, and cook for 15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Open the packet carefully so as not to get burned from the steam, and serve.

LITTLEMAFIA'S HOT WINE

Steps:

• Pour the wine into a cover pot and add the sugar,cinnamon and cloves.
• When is starts to boil turn off the heat.
• Remove the cinnamon and cloves and serve hot,.