Fresh cranberry sauce is super easy to make, and beats the heck out of the canned stuff!Confit of cranberries
3/4 lb. cranberries
1/4 lb. dried sour cherries
2 c. pomegranate juice
1/2 c. granulated sugar
grated zest and juice of 1 orange
To make the confit, place the cranberries in a saucepan with the rest of the ingredients. Bring the mixture up to a very gentle simmer, give it all a good stir and let it barely simmer without a lid for about an hour, stirring from time to time. What you end up with is a concentrated mass of glazed cranberries which tastes absolutely wonderful. Remove it from the heat, leave to cool then spoon it into a serving bowl and cover until needed.
I don't care how good it is--every man at the table will still look at you with those little-boy eyes and ask where the 'cranberry sauce with the ridges' is. Great moping insues when you say 'there isn't any- I made it from scratch'!
ReplyDeleteNo doubt the same sort of men who enjoy Kraft Mac and Cheese.
ReplyDeleteI can't find any pomegranate juice. Is there a substitute I can use?
ReplyDeleteYou can use either cherry, cranberry or orange juice. You might try looking for POM brand pomegranate juice in the cold drinks section at your market.
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