Peachy 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.

SPICY CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine pineapple tidbits, cranberry sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until berries pop, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and mix in green onions and jalapeno peppers. Garnish with rosemary.

PEAR CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the pears, water, ginger and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in cranberries and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until the cranberries have popped and sauce is slightly thickened, stirring several items. , Discard cinnamon sticks. Mash sauce if desired. Cool. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

PEACHY CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserving syrup; coarsely chop peaches. In a large saucepan, combine cranberries, onion, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and reserved syrup. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until berries pop, stirring occasionally., Stir in chopped peaches; remove from heat. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate, covered, until cold. Just before serving, stir in pecans.

PEACH-CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Add cranberries, peaches, and salt, and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until thickened and cranberries have burst, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.

PEAR HONEY CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, stir together the water and sugar over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil. Stir in pears, and reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring frequently for 3 minutes, then stir in cranberries and honey. Continue to cook until cranberries pop and the mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Cool to room temperature, then store covered in the refrigerator for up to one week.

CRANBERRY-PEAR SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium-size, heavy-bottom non-aluminum saucepan, combine cranberries, pears, sugar, dried cherries, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently to prevent scorching, until berries have popped and are tender, about 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

CRANBERRY, GINGER AND PEACH PRESERVES

Steps:

• Stir sugar and 1 cup water in heavy medium saucepan over high heat until sugar dissolves and syrup comes to boil. Add cranberries; return mixture to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until cranberries burst and sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in ginger; let stand 5 minutes. Mix in peaches. Cool. Chill at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

PEACH SCHNAPPS CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse the cranberries and go through them thoroughly to remove any stems and throw away the "bad ones", ones that are heavily bruised and brownish.
• Add water, orange juice, lemon juice and peach schnapps to a sauce pan and heat over medium heat.
• Add the sugar and occasionally stir until sugar is dissolved and the mixture starts to boil. You can use less sugar (3/4 - 1 cup) if you prefer a more tart cranberry sauce or increase the sugar up to 1 1/4 cups if you prefer a sweeter sauce.
• Add the cranberries and bring back to a boil.
• Continue to cook until just about all of the cranberries have popped and the sauce has thickened, usually about 25 minutes or so. Then allow to cool and refrigerate. The sauce will form a gelatin consistency when refrigerated.
• **If you prefer a smoother textured sauce, you can pulse it in a food processor right after it has cooled down and then refrigerate.