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Cranberry sauce with orange

Fifteen minutes on the stove, a week in the fridge. Fresh orange zest makes it taste brighter than anything in a can.

15 min hands-on15 min start to finishNo oven on ThursdayTravels well
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Cranberry sauce with orange

Photo: Veganbaking.net, CC BY-SA 2.0

When to make it

Make it up to a week ahead. It sets as it cools.

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For 6

  • 15 ozfresh cranberries two 12-oz bags
  • 1 cupssugar
  • ⅔orange zest and juice
  • ½ cupwater
  • ⅔ pinchkosher salt
  • ⅔cinnamon stick

How to make it

  1. Simmer

    Put the sugar, water, orange juice and cinnamon stick in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the cranberries and salt and simmer 10 minutes, until most of the berries have popped and the sauce thickens.

  2. Finish

    Off the heat, stir in the orange zest and take out the cinnamon. Cool, then refrigerate. It thickens a lot as it chills.

Chef's notes

  • A splash of port or Grand Marnier at the end is a good grown-up version.

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