Cranberries Grand Marnier Food

FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Combine 2 pounds cranberries, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup Grand Marnier and the zest and juice of 1 orange in a food processor; pulse until chunky. Let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.

GRAND MARNIER CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF. Place cranberries in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle sugar, then orange juice concentrate over. Cover tightly with foil. Bake until juices form and cranberries are very soft, about 1 hour.
• Uncover; mix in liqueur. Cover and refrigerate until very cold, about 4 hours. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.

CRANBERRIES GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups sugar and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes.
• Add washed cranberries. Boil 10 minutes or until almost jelled. Remove from heat.
• Fold in Grand Marnier, orange zest and lemon juice. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Fold sugar into mixture.
• Chill or freeze until ready to use.

FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor, pulse several times to breakdown the cranberries and incorporate the ingredients; it should still be a bit chunky. Allow the cranberry relish to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, so the flavors can marry.

COINTREAU CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Combine one 12-ounce bag cranberries, 1 diced peeled Granny Smith apple, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup Cointreau or Grand Marnier, 1/2 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and cloves in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the berries start to pop, about 10 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the grated zest of 1 each lemon and orange; chill.

GRAND MARNIER CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH ORANGES

Steps:

• Grate 2 teaspoons zest from the oranges and set aside.
• Using a sharp knife, cut away and discard the thick white pith from the oranges. Carefully cut between the membranes to release the orange sections. Set the orange sections in a colander to drain off the excess juice. (If you add the juice to the pan, it will be too watery.).
• In a medium, heavy-bottomed, nonreactive saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, water and the zest. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often to help dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the sauce is thick and the cranberries have burst, 10 to 15 minutes.
• During the last few minutes, stir in the orange sections.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the Grand Marnier.
• Cool completely.
• The cranberry sauce can be prepared up to 1 week ahead, covered and refrigerated. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

GRAND MARNIER CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Combine the orange juice, Grand Marnier, and the oil and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, salt and orange zest.
• In another large bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy.
• Combine the juice mixture with the beaten egg whites.
• Add the egg mixture and the cranberries to the flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• Fill muffin pans lined with paper liners, about 3/4 full.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown and puffed.

CRANBERRY AND GRAND MARNIER RELISH

Steps:

• Chop cranberries in food processor and remove to a large bowl.
• Chop apples in food processor and add to cranberries.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate at least overnight. You can make this up to a month ahead and keep refrigerated.

CRANBERRY, GRAND MARNIER AND ALMOND MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C (180C for fan assisted).
• Line a muffin tin with 12 liners.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the ground almonds.
• Combine wet ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, and mix thoroughly with a fork.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and fold together with a large metal spoon until just moistened. Very gently fold in the cranberries and the white chocolate.
• Spoon into prepared muffin cups, and sprinkle evenly with almonds and demerara sugar.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until the tops spring back gently when pressed.
• Cool on a wire rack.

GRAND MARNIER CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil with sugar and add cranberries. Stir until half have popped and add the rest of the ingredients.
• Cook until berries have popped and have a sauce consistency.
• Storage: The sauce will last one week in the fridge and 6 months in the freezer.