Cranberry Sauce

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Cran Opening

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (13)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(13)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
--
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 12 hr 0 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 12 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup 100 percent cranberry juice, not cocktail
1 cup honey
1 pound fresh cranberries, approximately 4 cups

Directions

Wash the cranberries and discard any soft or wrinkled ones.

Combine the orange juice, cranberry juice and honey in a 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cranberries and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries burst and the mixture thickens. Do not cook for more than 15 minutes as the pectin will start to break down and the sauce will not set as well. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Carefully spoon the cranberry sauce into a 3 cup mold. Place in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours and up to overnight.

Remove from the refrigerator, overturn the mold and slide out the sauce. Slice and serve.

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Kimberly Raleigh, NC 12-30-2009
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Delicious and very pretty when done in a mold!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The honey adds another nice level of flavor.
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Melissa Waxhaw, NC 12-26-2009
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Easy and delish!! But I made a few addditions....
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

First time making cranberry sauce and I made it for Christmas and added a few of my own touches. A pinch of nutmeg, cinnamon... and cloves with a little bit of orange zest. I replaced the cranberry juice (since I didn't have any) with apple cider. Everyone RAVED about my cranberry sauce. This will become an annual staple from my kitchen.Read more
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Cindy Cleveland, OH 12-25-2009
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It was ok...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Made it today for Christmas. It was definitely easy to prepare, but I did not like the flavor the honey produced. It seemed... to overpower the sauce. I would have preferred to bring out the orange essence in some way. But even with that, it was superior to the canned whole berry sauce that is usually used.Read more
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Carl Kerrville, TX 12-21-2009
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It is so easy and tastes a hundred times better than canned sauce
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The recipie is so easy and the directions are clear and conscise. I used a small ceral bowl as a mold and it looked as good... as any professional display I have ever seen.Read more
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Crysta Moore, OK 12-08-2009
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It is not canned cranberry on picture.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thats the recipe Alton made on the show. If you had watched the show you would have known that. He used a can as a mold.
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Nancy Longmont, CO 12-03-2009
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Cranberry Goodness
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this recipe twice now and it is a hit every time. In fact my family was bummed we didn't come home to make it for... them. The only modification I make is to put the sauce in my muffin tin. That way no one has to deal with cutting it up and it makes for a nice presentation.Read more