Cranberry Sauce

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Holiday Trimmings

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Easy
Yield:
About 2 cups

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Ingredients

2 cups cranberries
Juice and chopped zest of 1 orange
1/4 cup Port
1/2 cup sugar, or more if needed
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Directions

In a small saucepan combine cranberries, orange juice and zest, port, sugar and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmering and cook until cranberries are tender, stirring occasionally. In a small cup make a slurry with cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Whisk cornstarch mixture into cranberry sauce and cook, whisking, until sauce thickens. Taste and add more sugar, if necessary.

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Dan San Diego, CA 12-24-2009
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So good your lips will pucker
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the second year I've made this dish and I decided to change a few things. Instead of granulated sugar I went with... organic cane sugar. Instead of using powdered cinnamon I added one whole cinnamon stick and two whole cloves. Be sure to remove them before serving. I sampled a teaspoon and my lips puckered. It's in the fridge cooling down and I can't wait til my family tastes it with our Xmas turkey. You're the best Emeril.Read more
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Lisa Clayton, NC 12-23-2009
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Too Good To Be This Easy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been making this recipe for years now! Our family likes the sauce a little on the sweet side, so I add more sugar. I... use arrowroot instead of cornstarch (because that is what I keep in my pantry), and it produces a very smooth sauce. I spent the Thanksgiving away this year and my cousin begged me to make the sauce before I left! This is a keeper! Happy Cooking!Read more
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Natalie Carlsbad, CA 12-23-2009
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The easiest and best cranberry sauce!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So easy, healthy and tasty! Try it on turkey, chicken and pork.
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Kristin Minneapolis, MN 12-10-2009
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So tasty--> I use it for a variety of dishes
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This cranberry sauce is so easy and tasty. I make it quite often and actually use just a little bit of it every morning in my... oatmeal. It is so nice because it keeps longer then fresh fruit and I like having something fruity in the warm cereal. It is also good with ice cream. Once I didn't have orange so I tried it with grapefruit. It was actually really good. Read more
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Barbara Sarasota, FL 12-06-2009
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Wow 'Em With Cranberries
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made Emeril's cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, and it went over so well that I decided to take this to the office... Christmas buffet. It was a little on the tart side, so I added 1 tbsp brown sugar per recipe (ran out of white sugar). An inexpensive port worked fine. The first time I decreased the cinnamon, but the second time II used the full amount. I love the rich warmth it adds. Wow!! This time it was even better. This sauce is rich enough to use as an ice cream topping, on toast, or even to make tarts or a cranberry pie! It was so good that I had to siphon off a bowl to keep for home. I know it will disappear at tomorrow's buffet.Read more
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Diana New York, NY 12-01-2009
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super tasty!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i didn't have port so I just used water. Like others said, I cut the cinnamon in half. Overall, a great cranberry sauce with... just the right amount of sweetness and tartness.Read more