Homemade Cranberry Sauce Worth Serving
If you haven't given homemade cranberry sauce a try, this recipe will fill your kitchen with all the smells of the holiday season.
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 bag cranberries (put them in a strainer, rinse them, and pick out any mushy berries or stems)
- zest 1 orange (approx a Tbsp)
- 1 3-inch piece of ginger, peeled, sliced into pieces about 1/4 inch thick
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 oz fresh orange juice (or you can use a store-bought juice not from concentrate, like Simply Orange brand)
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 2 apples, peeled, cored, chopped
- pinch nutmeg
Instructions
- Put everything in a saucepan over medium-low heat and simmer for about an hour. If the liquid reduces too much, add a little water.
- Remove the ginger and cinnamon sticks, and mash the mixture all together with a fork or potato masher, popping any berries that may not have popped yet. Give it a taste and add more sugar if needed.
- Store it in the fridge at least overnight and serve. Makes one quart of sauce.