Ingredients

• 2 navel oranges
• 1 small lemon
• 2 (750-ml) bottles dry red wine such as Côtes du Rhône
• 1 cup sugar
• 10 black peppercorns
• 8 whole cloves
• 4 whole star anise
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• Garnish: orange slices studded with cloves

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Instructions

1. Remove zest from oranges and lemon with a vegetable peeler and remove any white pith from zest. Squeeze juice from zested oranges and lemon.
2. Bring wine, zest, juices, sugar, peppercorns, cloves, star anise, and nutmeg to a simmer, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer 2 more minutes. Pour mulled wine through a fine sieve into a heat-proof pitcher.
3. Note: You can make and strain mulled wine 1 day ahead, then cool it completely and chill, covered. Reheat before serving.