A national drink of the Spaniards, sangria is not just a daily drink of the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula, but one of the most popular and well-known drinks worldwide. It is said that those who invented the sangria were the Romans 2,000 years ago when they conquered the Spanish territories. After their conquest, the Roman soldiers planted vines in the Spanish provinces, and because the water of the areas was not drinkable, they began to mix water with wine in order to drink it. This mix was the first form of the so-called sangria.
The name sangria comes from the word sang which means blood and reminds of the dark red color it has. In the early years it was made with water, wine and spices, while gradually it began to be enriched with various fruits. The important thing is that there is no specific and formal recipe, so everyone makes it as they wish and adapts it to their taste preferences.
Dazzling appearance, with pieces of fruit and refreshing taste, sangria is one of the most popular summer drinks.
The team of INVESTA Real Estate – top real estate agency in Larissa, shares 3 recipes that you can create in your home easily.
The recipe for the simple and most widespread Sangria
Ingredients:
2 oranges
1 shot of brandy
2 cinnamon sticks
6 nail pins cloves
500 ml sparkling water or gas stove
2 lemons
1 apple
2 peaches
1 liter red wine
120 gr. Sugar
Execution: In a large bowl put the red wine, sugar, cloves and cinnamon and then add the juice of lemons and oranges and stir. Peel the fruits and cut them into pieces, adding half an orange and half a lemon cut into thin slices. Mix the chopped fruit with the bowl mixture and then cover the bowl with a transparent film and leave it in the refrigerator.
Just before serving the sangria, add ice cubes and the gasoza, stir and ready!
Sangria Blanco
Ingredients:
2 oranges
3 cinnamon sticks
6 nail pins cloves
2 lemons
1 melon 1kg about
2 peaches or nectarines
1.5 liter white wine (can also be champagne)
1 shot of vodka
120 gr. brown sugar
Execution: Cut the peaches (or nectarines) into pieces, after peeling them. Take the juice of a lemon and an orange and the other lemon and orange that remain, cut them into thin slices, without peeling them.
In a large bowl put the juice of orange and lemon, pieces of fruit, cinnamon, cloves, sugar, vodka and white wine. With a teaspoon you can make lumps from the crumb of the melon, otherwise you can cut it into cubes, the same effect is. Add the melon pieces to the mixture and stir.
Cover the bowl with a transparent plastic wrap and leave it in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours. Serve with plenty of ice cubes!
Sangria without alcohol.
Ingredients:
3 oranges
2 lemons
1 peach
purple or red sweet grape (or grape juice)
6 cubes sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 carnation pins
1-2 mint leaves
Execution: We juice the grapes until we have around 4-5 liters of grape juice, unless you want to buy ready-made juice from dark grapes. In a large bowl put the grape juice, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Add the juice of one orange and cut into thin slices the other two and mix them with the rest of the ingredients. Then add the juice of one lemon and cut the other into thin slices and stir them all together. Top up with the peeled pieces of peach.
Cover the bowl with clear plastic wrap and leave it in the refrigerator for one night.
Enjoy!
