Tart Cranberry Dipping Sauce

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Remains of the Bird

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (38)

Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
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Yield:
12 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

1 pound frozen cranberries
2 cups orange juice
3 cups ginger ale
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 orange, zested

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive saucepan (stainless steel), and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 to 45 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half.

Carefully puree with stick blender or blender until smooth. Check for seasoning and serve in small ramekins.

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recipe Tart Cranberry Dipping Sauce
jill Tallahassee, FL 05-05-2009
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a multi tasking sauce!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It IS really tart (yum), so taste it & add more sugar if you must. I like it just as is, although I do strain it. It's good... on meats but my favorite is served on good vanilla ice cream...Read more
recipe Tart Cranberry Dipping Sauce
Laura Hillsborough, NC 01-07-2009
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Cautionary Tale
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My family loves this sauce. When you are finishing the hot sauce in the blender there is a quick pressure build up in the... container once the lid is firmly on. You need to really be holding on to the top of your blender before you push the "start" button. I had half filled the container and had a causual hand on top of the sealed lid when I turned on the blender. The top and my hand were slapped to the bottom of the overhead cabinet and I am still finding cranberries in nooks and crannies. I was coated liberally in the tasty hot goo. My family and guests enjoyed my reaction and the remaining sauce (once finished). The pink splattered recipe is now a cherished reminder of Mom's Exploding Cranberry Sauce. Please prepare this recipe in a safer manner than I managed to. It is well worth the effort and is also great with pork.Read more
recipe Tart Cranberry Dipping Sauce
Patrick High Point, NC 12-23-2008
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Tart but Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We were looking new different cranberry sauce and this is the one! After making the sauce, we adding some sugar to tame the... tart, but the dipping sauce is far better than the stuff in the can. I did put the sauce through a blender, strained it and then in the blender and strainer again..... came out smooth as silk and the family ate it all!! Read more
recipe Tart Cranberry Dipping Sauce
Edwin Mansfield, OH 12-10-2008
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"Too Much"
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Very tart, and the recipe makes enough sauce for 50 people! Unless you really like tart cranberry sauce, I would recommend... reducing the recipe accordingly.Read more
recipe Tart Cranberry Dipping Sauce
david philadelphia, PA 12-01-2008
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quick addendum
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this recipe actually comes from the episode "romancing the bird", a 1999 episode where alton treats viewers to an hour long... turkey-day adventure through the foibles of his family's cooking pseudo-expertise. tremendously excellent, nonetheless.Read more
recipe Tart Cranberry Dipping Sauce
Sean centreville, MD 11-29-2008
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Excellant replacement for Cranberry Sauce in a can
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Tried this for the first time instead of the ole can sauce stuff. Turned out excellant. I changed a few things based on... reviews as I wasn't sure how much "tartness" was going to occurr. I also used fresh cranberries, not frozen. We doubled the amount of brown sugar and maple syrup... turned excellant. I served in little ramekins next to everyone's plates for dipping, not 1 complaint, and that even from my son who never tries new things.Read more