Boozy Red Sangria

Name: Boozy Red Sangria
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 255 min
Ingredients: 1 small grapefruit, quartered and thinly sliced (1 cup); 1 lime, quartered and thinly sliced (¼ cup); 2 cups hulled and halved strawberries (quartered, if large); 5 tablespoons sugar; 0.5 cup vodka or blanco tequila; 0.25 cup Cointreau or other orange liqueur; Frozen fruit, for serving (optional); 1 bottle (750 ml) dry red wine, chilled, for serving; Seltzer or citrus soda, for serving (optional)

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on June 10, 2019

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

4 hrs 15 mins

Yield:

8 to 10 Serves

Strawberries and citrus are macerated with sugar, orange liqueur, and vodka or tequila, then finished with red wine and seltzer for an extra-spirited sangria.

Ingredients

1 small grapefruit, quartered and thinly sliced (1 cup)
1 lime, quartered and thinly sliced (¼ cup)
2 cups hulled and halved strawberries (quartered, if large)
5 tablespoons sugar
½ cup vodka or blanco tequila
¼ cup Cointreau or other orange liqueur
Frozen fruit, for serving (optional)
1 bottle (750 ml) dry red wine, chilled, for serving
Seltzer or citrus soda, for serving (optional)

Directions

Toss fresh fruits with sugar, vodka, and Cointreau. Cover; refrigerate, tossing occasionally, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day. Fill a glass halfway with frozen fruit, if desired. Add macerated fruits, and top with wine and a splash of seltzer, if desired.

Sidney Bensimon

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, July/August 2018