"This recipe for homemade cranberry sauce will be a staple on your Thanksgiving table, as it has been on mine for over ten years! It is the perfect tangy and sweet accompaniment to the big bird at your feast, using fresh cranberries, apples, warm spices and a little orange zest for some extra pizazz!"
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH APPLES AND ORANGE ZEST
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Prep time: 15mins
Cook time: 10mins
Serves or Makes: 10
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ingredients
- 24 ounces fresh cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups apple, granny smith
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 peel from orange
- 1 juiced orange
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground clove
Method
Step 1
Wash orange and remove rind. Squeeze the juice from the orange and reserve. In a small saucepan over high heat, combine the rind and the water and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes, then remove orange peel.
Step 2
Peel, core and quarter the apple. Cut into 1/2-inch dice and place in a saucepan with the orange infused water. Sort the cranberries, discarding any soft or brown ones.
Step 3
Sort the cranberries, discarding any soft or brown ones. Combine cranberries, apple, orange infused water, orange juice, sugar, cinnamon and cloves.
Step 4
Bring to a boil over high heat, lower heat and cover the pan partially. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, the apple is tender and the cranberries have burst, 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 5
Transfer the cranberry sauce to a heatproof bowl and let cool for 1 hour before serving. Or cover and refrigerate; bring to room temperature before serving.