Cranberry Fig Relish Food

CRANBERRY-FIG SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook shallot and rosemary, stirring often, until shallot is starting to turn golden, about 4 minutes. Add cranberries, figs, brown sugar, vinegar, 1/2 tsp. salt, and red pepper flakes and increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar, and cook, stirring often and reducing heat as needed to avoid scorching, until cranberries burst, juices are syrupy, and pan is visible when a wooden spoon is dragged across the bottom, 9-12 minutes. Let cool. Taste and season with more salt if needed.
• Do Ahead
• Sauce can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and chill.

CRANBERRY FRUIT RELISH

Steps:

• Pulse cranberries, orange and apple in a blender or food processor until chopped. Remove to a bowl; stir in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours.

FIG AND ROSEMARY CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring water, brown sugar, and maple extract to a boil in a non-reactive saucepan. Add cranberries and figs. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add rosemary and cook until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes more.
• Carefully remove rosemary sprig and discard. Remove pot from the burner and let cool, about 10 minutes. Pour sauce into a bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.

CRANBERRY FIG RELISH

Steps:

• Place orange pieces in a food processor, and process until finely diced, about 30 seconds. Add figs, cranberries, and concentrate; pulse until coarsely chopped, 5 to 6 pulses.
• Transfer to a bowl, cover, and place in the refrigerator to sit overnight. To serve, remove from the refrigerator, and let stand until room temperature, about 2 hours.

CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH PINOT AND FIGS

Steps:

• Bring the wine to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the figs and let soak until soft, about 30 minutes. Drain, and add the chopped figs to the Base Cranberry Sauce and cook another minute or so. Stir in the balsamic vinegar, and, if desired, stir some of the soaking liquid into the finished sauce.
• Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the ginger and shallots and cook, stirring, until soft and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar, honey, orange juice, granulated sugar, and salt. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves and mixture is nice and bubbly.
• Add half the cranberries and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries pop and the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining cranberries and cook another 5 minutes or so.

CRANBERRY FIG RELISH

Steps:

• In a sucepan over medium heat, heat the oil and then add in the onion and ginger, cooking until soft (5 minutes).
• Add teh garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Stir in orange juice and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
• Stir in half of the cranberries and if using dried figs -- add them now (if you are lucky enough to get fresh figs add them at the end)., cook, stirring ocassionally until berries pop and mixture thickens.
• Add the remaining cranberries (and fresh figs is using) and cook until berries pop (5 minutes).
• Remove from heat and stir in orange zest; season with salt and pepper if desired.

CRANBERRY FIG SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Remove from heat. Zest the rind of the fresh tangerine and set aside. Juice the tangerine.
• 2. Stir the juice and the chopped dried figs into the water and let stand for 15 minutes.
• 3. Return the pan to medium high heat and add the sugar and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil.
• 4. Add the rinsed fresh cranberries. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until the berries begin to burst. Remove from heat.
• 5. Add the 2 TBS balsamic vinegar, the zest of the tangerine, the grated nutmeg and the pinch of salt. Remove the cinnamon stick. Cool completely. Transfer to a jar and refrigerate. Makes 3 cups