Motivation
First off, the wobbly stuff from the can is disgusting. This is not that cranberry sauce. This is more of a cranberry chutney than sauce. This recipe is from the venerable Kenny Shopsin's cookbook, Eat Me (seriously, buy this book). It's dead simple and easy to dress up.
Ingredients
12 oz bag of Cranberries
1 orange
1 cup Sugar
Mise en Place
Peel the orange. Remove any really offensive pith. Break orange into a couple of sections to place in food processor.
Method
Place orange and sugar in food processor and process for about 40 seconds - until orange is totally destroyed. Add cranberries and pulse until berries are broken into smallish chunks but still have texture. Transfer to bowl and chill for at least half and hour (after a bit of time the sauce gels a bit and becomes more homogeneous).
Options
There are lots of variations of this simple recipe. If you want the chutney to be a bit more tart you can hold back on some of the sugar. You want to pair the chutney with another dish you can add similar or complimentary spices.
I've had good results adding a bit of port to the finished sauce and then gently heating it to incorporate the flavors.
Tis the season...this is an awesome find...I am about to make cranberry sauce but couldn't find a recipe I was satisfied with as they were a bit bland and no reference to the orange! Thank you Thank you
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