My Favorite Cranberry Sauce
Who needs a cranberry sauce recipe?
I’m know my beloved readers, you are excellent cooks and not the kind to open a can of cranberry sauce to put on the Thanksgiving table [.. right?]. I know you can whip-up a batch of fresh cranberry sauce with your eyes closed and make it taste delicious. I know.. there’s nothing to it.
So why do you post a recipe for cranberry sauce then?
Well, this is my favorite cranberry sauce. The one i make every year. The best cranberry sauce i ever had.
What’s so special about it?
I like to add fun things to it like ginger, vanilla, cinnamon, star anise and orange zest to take it to another level. And believe me, it’s brings some ‘zing’ to the traditional turkey.
What’s in the little yellow packages?
Star anise.. duh! Cuz this blog doesn’t offer dental care.
Now do you trust me, or not?
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Cranberry Sauce
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- Serves 4
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For the cranberry sauce:
- 3 cups fresh cranberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- Two 1/4-inch-thick slices peeled ginger
- 2 star anise
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 1 strip of orange zest
- Pinch of salt
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For the cranberry sauce:
- Combine all the ingredients in a medium saucepan and cook 10 to 15 minutes over medium heat, stirring, until the cranberries start to lose their shape and most of the liquid has evaporated. Best if made ahead.
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Tags: Side-Dish