homemade cranberry sauce

Name: Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over; 3/4 cup(s) sugar, granulated version; 1 medium orange… the juice, and reserve one half of the squeezed orange; 1 - cinnamon stick; 2 - cloves, or 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger; 1/4 cup(s) cabernet sauvignon, or similar red wine

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Andy Anderson !

Wichita, KS

Updated on Nov 25, 2013

Okay, it’s Thanksgiving, and my weird Uncle James, asks: Where is the cranberry sauce? I say: It’s right there in front of you. He says: Not that stuff, I want the round kind, that comes out the can… Well, that’s weird Uncle James. This is actually simple recipe, but it produces wonderful flavor in a cranberry sauce. You can make it a day or two before the big event, and then cover, and keep in the refrigerator. As a matter of fact, making it a day ahead, will help the flavors blend together. So, you ready… Let’s make cranberry sauce.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Stove Top

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pound fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over
3/4 cup sugar, granulated version
1 medium orange… the juice, and reserve one half of the squeezed orange
1 - cinnamon stick
2 - cloves, or 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 cup cabernet sauvignon, or similar red wine

How To Make homemade cranberry sauce

Step 1

Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan; including the 1/2 of the squeezed orange.

Step 2

Bring up to a boil, and then reduce and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 3

After a few minutes the cranberries will begin to pop open, and thicken the sauce.
Step 4

Stir and slightly smash the cranberries against the side of the pan with a wooden spoon for the remainder of the 20 minutes.
Step 5

Set aside and allow to cool for about 20 minutes.
Step 6

Remove the cloves (if using), the cinnamon stick, and the 1/2 orange.
Step 7

Place in a bowl, or holiday mold, allow to completely cool, and then cover, and place into the refrigerator until needed.
Step 8

Avoid, at all costs, the dreaded canned cranberry sauce.
Step 9

Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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