Cranberry Sauce
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5
Cranberry Sauce
Description
Combining orange juice, sugar, and cinnamon in a saucepan creates a sweet-spiced base in which rinsed cranberries are cooked until most berries burst, causing natural thickening. A pinch of salt and ground black pepper deepen the flavor, while freshly grated orange zest adds brightness and citrus aroma. The sauce, initially runny from cooking, gels as it cools, offering a balance between sweetness and tartness with warm undertones from cinnamon and pepper.
The sauce suits serving chilled or at room temperature alongside roasted meats or within holiday spreads. Its texture offers a pleasant contrast to savory dishes, enhancing flavor complexity.
Rinsing and sorting cranberries before use ensures the best quality. The sauce can be refrigerated in glass jars for up to two weeks or frozen for up to two months; thaw in the fridge overnight before serving. Adjust sugar quantity to preference for tartness. The recipe can accommodate substituting orange juice with water if desired.
Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice 250ml
- 1 cup sugar 200g
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 4 cups cranberries (12 oz packet) rinsed
- a pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1 small orange zest
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan combine orange juice, cinnamon and sugar and bring to a boil, stirring till the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the salt and cranberries, bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or till most of the berries have burst. Remove from the heat. It will look runny at this point but will thicken as it cools. Garnish with orange zest and serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- Rinse cranberries carefully and discard any that are soft or shriveled to ensure freshness.
- Orange zest adds citrus aroma; zest by shaving just the skin without the bitter pith.
- Adjust sugar to taste; reducing to ¾ cup yields a tarter sauce.
- Store sauce in a glass jar refrigerated up to 2 weeks or freeze up to 2 months; thaw in fridge before use.
- Can be served chilled or at room temperature to complement holiday dishes.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 140 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 140kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 126mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 119IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 29mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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