Hot Rakia with Honey
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Prep5 min
Cook10 min
Total15 min
Bulgaria's winter warmer — rakia poured over caramelised sugar, then heated with honey, black peppercorns and orange peel and drunk hot from small cups on cold evenings, especially around Christmas.
Ingredients
Serves:4
Ingredients
- 500 ml grape or plum rakia
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 10 black peppercorns
- 3 orange peel strips
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidence161kcal · per serving
3.5g
Protein
39.1g
Carbs
0.7g
Fat
Recipe total: 644 kcal · P 14.1g · C 156.4g · F 2.6g
Estimated from 5 of 5 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Put the sugar in a small heavy-based pot and melt it over medium heat without stirring, only swirling the pot, until it turns deep amber, 3–4 minutes.
- 2Take the pot off the heat and pour in the rakia slowly — it will hiss and the caramel will seize into lumps.
- 3Return to low heat and stir until the caramel has dissolved completely into the rakia.
- 4Add the honey, peppercorns and orange peel and heat for about 5 minutes until hot and steaming; do not let it boil, or the alcohol burns off and the drink turns harsh.
- 5Keep the pot away from an open flame while it heats, as the alcohol vapour can catch.
- 6Strain into small ceramic cups or heatproof glasses and serve hot, with pickles or a salad as meze on a cold evening.
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Questions and answers
How long does Hot Rakia with Honey take to make?
About 15 minutes: 5 min prep and 10 min cooking.
What are the proportions for Hot Rakia with Honey?
500 ml grape or plum rakia; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp honey; 10 black peppercorns; 3 orange peel strips.
How many servings does this Hot Rakia with Honey recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
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