Moms Cranberry Relish Food

CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Prepare your grinder: If you are using an old fashioned grinder, use the medium-sized grinder plate and set the grinder on the edge of a table with a large bowl or pan to catch the fruit mix as it is ground. Old fashioned grinders tend to leak juice down the grinder base, so you may want to set up a bowl underneath to catch the drips. If you don't have an old fashioned grinder, you can use the grinder attachment to a KitchenAid mixer, or you can use a food processor. If you use a food processor, be careful not to over-pulse! Or you'll have mush instead of relish. You can also just chop very finely by hand, but that's difficult, especially with the cranberries.
• Push fruit through grinder: Push the cranberries, orange sections, and apple slices through the grinder. Include the orange peel! Alternate the fruit as you push it through the grinder so that different fruits get ground together. If you do not have a grinder, pulse fruit in a food processor.

FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Slice the very edge root ends off of the orange, just until you see the flesh. Leave the rest of the skin ON the orange and slice it into 8 pieces.
• Place the fresh cranberries, orange slices and sugar in your food processor and process until smooth (or until no large chunks remain).
• Refrigerate until ready to serve (it tastes best after being in the fridge for at least on hour) or for up to 1 week. Serve over turkey, chicken, pork loin etc.

CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Use a knife to cut the orange into 8 even pieces, keeping the peel on.
• Place the orange pieces and the Granny Smith apple slices into a food processor or blender. Pulse 4 to 5 times to begin the chopping process.
• Add the fresh cranberries, granulated white sugar, dark brown sugar, and lime zest into the food processor.
• Pulse the mixture about 8 to10 times until it looks finely chopped. Do not over process the mixture. You don't want a puree.
• Scoop into a large dish or bowl that can handle about 4 cups of relish. Cover and refrigerate for an hour to overnight to allow the flavors to meld.
• Best when served cold.

BECKY'S MOM'S CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Stir together the cranberries, sugar, and liqueur in a baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes. Store refrigerated in a tightly-covered container.

MOM'S THANKSGIVING CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• 1. Using a grinder or a food processor, (not a blender) grind the cranberries and alternate with chunks of orange and lemon, including the rinds. Add sugar to the mixture. Mix well. This is best if made about 2 days ahead of time and kept refrigerated. (Gives the flavors time to blend well!) **Mom says that a grinder works best, but you can use a food processor (just pulse it) if you take care not to let it turn to mush. The idea is to have a coarse "relish" consistency. This recipe is not only delicious, but really looks pretty.

MOM'S CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix sugar and water in sauce pan, stir to dissolve sugar.
• Add cinnamon sticks and bring to boil.
• Add cranberries and return to a boil.
• Reduce heat, boil gently stirring occasionally for 10 minutes or until berries began to pop.
• Remove from heat, cool completely at room temperature.
• Refrigerate untill chilled.
• Prep and cook time does not include cooling time.