Let this simmer until the sugar has completely dissolved into the red wine, then bring to the boil. Keep on a rolling boil for about 4 to 5 minutes, or until you’ve got a beautiful thick syrup.
When your syrup is ready, turn the heat down to low and add your star anise and the rest of the wine.
Gently heat the wine and after around 5 minutes, when it’s warm and delicious, ladle it into heatproof glasses and serve.
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our favourite hot chocolate
Pour the milk into a large pan, and bring almost to the boil over a medium heat.
Meanwhile, add all the chocolate mix ingredients to a large jar, finely grating in the chocolate, then give it a good shake to combine.
You need around 10 heaped tablespoons of the chocolate mix for this amount of milk. Simply spoon the chocolate mix into the hot milk, give it a good whisk and leave to bubble away for a few minutes before serving – you’re looking for that gorgeous, thick, almost claggy, knockout texture.
2 pints of semi-skimmed milk
HOT CHOCOLATE MIX
2 tablespoons Horlicks
2 tablespoons cornflour
3 tablespoons icing sugar
4 tablespoons quality cocoa powder
1 pinch ground cinnamon
100 g quality dark chocolate (70%)
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“This hot chocolate is off the scale and so simple to make… much better than the shop-bought stuff ”
Courtesy of Jamie Oliver, this hot chocolate recipe is the best we've ever come across!
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