Shrimp Skewers and Mulled Wine

Ingredients

• 1 l light red wine
• 100 ml port wine
• 1 untreated orange (zest)
• 4 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp cardamom pods
• 1 star anise
• 1 piece fresh ginger (about 1.5 cm peeled and sliced)
• 300 g flour
• 2 Eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• Salt
• 16 scampi (peeled and deveined)
• 4 spiced orange slices (with cloves and star anise)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat the red wine together with the port wine, orange zest, spices and ginger in a pot until just before boiling. Do not boil; let it steep for 10-15 minutes.

2. 2.

   Meanwhile, for the dough mix 200 g flour with the eggs, egg yolk, about 350 ml cold water and a pinch of salt into a smooth batter and let it rest for about 15 minutes. Preheat the deep fryer to 180°C. Wash the scampi, pat dry, coat in remaining flour, tap off excess and then dip each one sequentially through the batter.

3. 3.

   Fry in hot oil until golden brown, remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Arrange on wooden skewers. Strain the mulled wine into four glasses and serve garnished with a spiced orange slice per glass.