Photo: Perfect Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Directions
Empty a 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries into a saucepan and transfer 1/2 cup to a small bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 strip orange or lemon zest and 2 tablespoons water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste and cool to room temperature before serving.
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By Harbor Island F...
on December 31, 2012
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After reading the reviews, I was sold. After making this cranberry sauce (which everybody loved, I will never buy canned again. Thanks to a reviewer who used juice instead of water, I did that as well (lemon juice and I omitted the zest (for some reason, my husband has a complete aversion to any kind of zest!. Don't ignore the salt and pepper at the end. I tasted it before adding and after adding and it really makes a difference.
By samikay
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on December 26, 2012
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This is, in fact, perfect. I make it for almost every major family dinner, and it's always a big hit. Throw the leftovers on a salad or turkey sandwich -- YUM!
By kcanales02
on November 25, 2012
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No frills, simple, easy...perfect!
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