Cosmopolitan Cranberry Sauce Food

PERFECT CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Empty a 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries into a saucepan and transfer 1/2 cup to a small bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 strip orange or lemon zest and 2 tablespoons water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste and cool to room temperature before serving.

FRESH CRANBERRY COSMO

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake until the granita melts completely. Pour into a martini glass and serve immediately.
• Place the water, cranberries and sugar into a small saucepan, set over medium-high heat and simmer until the berries begin to pop, approximately 7 minutes. Remove from the heat. Puree with a stick blender, blender or food processor, for 1 minute. Pass the mixture through a fine mesh strainer directly into a metal 13 by 9-inch pan. Do not press on the skins. Simply allow the juice to drip through the strainer. Add the zest and stir to combine. Place in the freezer until set, at least 6 hours and up to overnight. Once frozen, scrape the mixture with a fork to create a shaved ice texture. Serve immediately.

COSMOPOLITAN CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In heavy medium saucepan over moderate heat, combine cranberries, sugar, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to boil, stirring often to dissolve sugar, then reduce heat to moderately low and simmer, stirring often, until thickened and reduced to about 3 cups, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer to medium bowl and cool, stirring often, until tepid, about 30 minutes. Stir in vodka and liqueur. Transfer to serving bowl, cover, and refrigerate until chilled and set, at least 2 hours. (Sauce can be made up to 2 weeks ahead and refrigerated.) Serve chilled or at room temperature.

CRANBERRY COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice, orange liqueur, and ice; shake until well combined. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Twist orange peel over cocktail and add to glass. Garnish with skewered cranberries; serve immediately.

COSMOPOLITAN COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine vodka, lime juice, triple sec, and cranberry juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a lime wedge.

RASPBERRY COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Fill cocktail shaker half full with ice.
• Add all ingredients into shaker except raspberries.
• Shake well, strain into martini glass and garnish with raspberries.

CRANBERRY COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes; add vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice concentrate and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously.
• Strain into a martini glass.
• If desired, garnish with an orange peel twist and a fresh cranberry.

CRANBERRY COSMOPOLITANS

Steps:

• Fill a large pitcher with ice. Pour in all ingredients except cranberries; stir vigorously. Strain into glasses, discarding ice. Garnish with berries.

CRANBERRY SORBET FROZEN COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Stir gelatin into 3 cups water in a bowl until dissolved.
• Place cranberries into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until skins pop open, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain cranberries through a sieve.
• Combine cranberries, gelatin-water mixture, and sugar in a pot; bring to a simmer. Cook and stir cranberry mixture until sugar is dissolved, 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool; stir in lemon juice.
• Pour cranberry mixture into a container and cover; freeze 8 hours or overnight.
• Blend 2 cups cranberry sorbet, vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and ice cubes in a blender until smooth. Pour cosmopolitan mixture into 4 martini glasses.