Cranberry Sauce
Easy
Maryanne Dalton – Star of the “Great Irish Bake Off” and queen of the kitchen shares her delicious cranberry sauce. Cranberry sauce is a yuletide classic. And while we serve it with Turkey as part of the main meal, cranberry sauce has numerous places in the Christmas kitchen. A spoonful mixed into a sage and onion stuffing, a dollop mixed through the filling for sausage rolls or simply adding a generous spread on crusty bread as the foundation of a “leftovers sandwich” means that with a little imagination, cranberry sauce can bring a festive slant to a lot of seasonal snacks. It is the easiest of all sauces to make – novice or not. And it freezes beautifully!
Cranberry Sauce
Easy
Introduction
Maryanne Dalton – Star of the “Great Irish Bake Off” and queen of the kitchen shares her delicious cranberry sauce. Cranberry sauce is a yuletide classic. And while we serve it with Turkey as part of the main meal, cranberry sauce has numerous places in the Christmas kitchen. A spoonful mix
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Ingredients
- 250g Cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 50g Sugar
- 70ml Orange Juice
- 30ml Port (Or omit the port and and increase orange juice to 100ml)
Method
- 1. Place the cranberries into the pot with the orange juice and heat until the cranberries start to pop open.
- 2. Add the sugar and the port, if using and bring to the boil for 2-3 minutes.
- 3. Remove from the heat and transfer to sterile jars. Alternatively, into a bowl or sauceboat and cool. Cover and store in the fridge for 2-3 days until ready to serve.
- 4. While it’s called a “sauce”, cranberries have a very high pectin level. Pectin is the natural setting agent that is used to make jams, so this finished sauce will have a set, jam-like, consistency. The proportions used in this recipe make it ideal for use in sandwiches or adding to other recipes such as sausage rolls. However, if you prefer a smoother, sauce-like, finish, you can add more orange juice or –indeed – port. In that situation, I would double the overall amount of liquid from 100ml to 200ml.
