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Cranberry Sauce

  • Prep Time5 min
  • Cook Time10 min
  • Total Time15 min
  • YieldYields 2 ¼ cups
    • 1 cup sugar
    • Zest from 1 orange
    • ½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
    • ½ cup water
    • 4 cups (12 oz.) fresh cranberries
    • 2 Tbls grand marnier (optional)

    Preparation

    1

    Rinse cranberries. Pick out and discard any damaged or bruised cranberries.

    2

    Put the water, juice and sugar in a medium saucepan on high heat and bring to a boil. Stir to dissolve the sugar.

    3

    Add the cranberries to the pot and return to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until most of the cranberries have burst.

    4

    Once the cranberries have burst you can add the orange zest and grand marnier. 

    5

    Remove the pot from heat. Let cool completely at room temperature, then transfer to a bowl to chill in the refrigerator. Note that the cranberry sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.

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