Cranberry Sauce
Recipe

This quick and easy to make cranberry sauce recipe can be prepared up to a week in advance as long as it is stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator. You can use fresh or frozen cranberries.

Gourmet food........the EASY way!

Cranberry Sauce

4oz/120g superfine (caster) sugar
1lb/500g cranberries
2fl oz/50ml port (or red wine if not available)
1 cinnamon stick broken in ½ (or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon)
finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange

METHOD

If you are suing frozen cranberries, allow them to defrost first.

• Place the sugar into a heavy based saucepan and place over a medium heat until the sugar starts to turn brown around the edges.
  

• Add the cranberries to the pan followed by all of the remaining ingredients.
  

• Bring the sauce up to a gentle simmer and allow to cook until the cranberries have broken open and released their juice.
  

• Continue to simmer stirring occasional until the desired consistency is achieved.
  

• Remove the saucepan from the heat and discard the cinnamon stick. Taste the sauce and add more sugar if it is needed.

This cranberry sauce is the perfect accompaniment to a traditional roast turkey dinner. And of course, no Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table would be complete without it!

And if this recipe isn't quite what you are looking for, you may want to check out my recipe for cranberry and orange relish too.

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