Spiced Red Wine Granita

Name: Spiced Red Wine Granita (Granizado de Vino Tinto Picante)
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons best-quality red wine vinegar; 1 star anise; 1 teaspoon lightly crushed black peppercorns; 1 bay leaf; 4 or 5 cloves; 1 long strip of lemon zest; 1 medium-size cinnamon stick; ⅓ cup sugar; 1 long strip of orange zest; 1½ cups dry red wine, preferably Rioja

Granizado de Vino Tinto Picante

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Spanish Table

By Anya von Bremzen

Published 2005

About

Try this spicy granita as a topping for the White Chocolate Mousse, instead of the passion fruit gelée called for in the recipe. Or serve it in a shot glass alongside a steamed pudding or a rich fruitcake or spooned over poached pears, berries, sliced peaches or figs, or lemon sorbet.

Ingredients

1½ cups dry red wine, preferably Rioja
⅓ cup sugar
1 long strip</

Europe
Spain
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Place the wine, sugar, and ¾ cups water in a medium-size saucepan and heat over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the orange and lemon zests, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cloves, star anise, and peppercorns, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand until the wine infuses with the spices, about 2 hours. Strain, discarding the