Fresh Cranberry Compote

Recipe adapted from Everyday is a Party Cookbook, by Emeril Lagasse, with Marcelle Bienvenu and Felicia Willett, published by William Morrow, 1999

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: All Star Thanksgiving

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (69)

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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 cups

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 15 min

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Ingredients

1/2 pound fresh cranberries
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups water
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

Put the cranberries, orange and lemon zest, orange and lemon juice, sugar, vanilla, and 1 1/2 cups of the water in a medium-size nonreactive saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes.

Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup of water and add to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium, then stir constantly until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat and cool completely.

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recipe Fresh Cranberry Compote
Cathy Mahwah, NJ 01-24-2009
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The people who hate on the vanilla are right!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Ugh. The vanilla flavor just did not belong there.
recipe Fresh Cranberry Compote
Susan Amsterdam NL, OTHER 11-30-2008
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Expat in the Netherlands
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this dish for my annual Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family, here in the Netherlands. It was a nice recipe,... and every seemed to like it. It went well with the turkey. The only changes I made were of personal preferrence. It was a bit tart for our taste, so I upped the sugar amount. I also think next time I would not add as much water, making the compote a bit on the thicker side. I would recommend this recipe to all.Read more
recipe Fresh Cranberry Compote
Steven Davis, CA 12-22-2007
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Pretty Good
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I used a lot less of the orange zest than called for, and I still found the orange to be overpowering. I may make this again... & leave out the orange zest, perhaps adding a little more lemon zest.Read more
recipe Fresh Cranberry Compote
Kathi McLoud, OK 11-27-2007
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Pretty darn good.
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Made this for Thanksgiving. Very easy to make. A nice substitute for the canned cranberries. Tasted good with the turkey... leftovers as well. Will perhaps make again.Read more
recipe Fresh Cranberry Compote
Pat Richmond, VA 11-24-2007
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Great recipe
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this dish just a few minutes before leaving for our family dinner. Loved the fact that it went together so quickly. ... It was a little more tart than I expected it to be. My daughter-in-law brought cranberry bread and we discovered that the compote was a wonderful topping for the bread. Also, the next day it seemed less tart. Made a dish of leftover heated turkey and cranberry compote. Yum! Will definitely make this receipe again. (I did leave the orange and lemon zest, however.)Read more
recipe Fresh Cranberry Compote
Edward Pittsburgh, PA 11-16-2007
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Refreshing flavors
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipee is extremely refreshing and very easy to make. Everyone who tasted it raves at how the different flavors pop... out. Some even thought that this might be a great sauce for cheesecake - it's a thought!Read more