Spiced Cranberry Orange Sauce With Zinfandel Food

SPICED CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE WITH ZINFANDEL

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cranberries in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Strain syrup into a large saucepan.
• Add cranberries to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 6 minutes. Cool. Transfer sauce to a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold. Can be made one week ahead and kept refrigerated. Freezes well.

SPICED ORANGE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the cranberries, grated orange rind, cinnamon, orange juice, brown sugar and enough water to cover cranberries in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat. Immediately turn heat down and simmer for about 1 hour or until the sauce has thickened. Taste for sweetness and adjust with additional sugar if necessary. You can not overcook, so continue cooking until you have a good thick consistency. Let mixture cool a bit then refrigerate in a covered container.

SPICED CRANBERRY AND ZINFANDEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine everything except the cranberries in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook 15 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken and sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.
• Strain the mixture through a sieve into a bowl, and discard the solids. Return mixture to pan.
• Add cranberries to pan; cook over high heat 10 minutes or until berries pop.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 minutes or until mixture is slightly thick.
• Pour into a bowl and allow to cool.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH ZINFANDEL

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cranberries in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Strain syrup into large saucepan. Add cranberries to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 6 minutes. Cool. Transfer sauce to medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH ZINFANDEL AND FIGS

Steps:

• Simmer and steep diced figs in 1 cup of red wine; set aside. Combine all other ingredients EXCEPT cranberries in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar sidles. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 ¾ cups, about 10 minutes. Strain syrup into large saucepan. Add cranberries and figs (with red wine) to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 6 minutes. Cool. Transfer sauce to medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated).

CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH ZINFANDEL, STAR ANISE AND BLACK PEPPER

Steps:

• In a non-reactive saucepan, combine the cranberries, wine, balsamic, cinnamon sticks and anise pods.
• If you're unsure about how sweet the sauce will be, begin with 1/2 cup sugar.
• The rest may be added later to taste.
• Use a tea ball or cheesecloth bag to hold the peppercons and cloves.
• Add to the pot.
• Bring the berries to boiling then reduce to medium-low.
• The cranberries will cook completely in 20-30 minutes, bursting and turning deep red.
• In the last few minutes of cooking, taste for sugar and stir in more as desired.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Remove the spices sticks, pods and the peppercorns.
• Add more wine for a more pronounced Zinfandel taste if desired and adjust the sugar.
• Store in a clean jar and it will last indefinitely refrigerated.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Squeeze juice from oranges.
• This should yield just about 1 cup, make up any difference with water.
• In a 2-qt saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil.
• Reduce fire to a nice simmer, stirring occasionally, and cooking till cranberries pop, some 5 to 8 minutes.
• Mixture will thicken as it chills.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours, but this can easily be made a day in advance, and keeps up to 4 days in the fridge.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until the berries pop and mixture is thickened, about 30 minutes. Cool. Transfer to a serving bowl; cover and refrigerate until chilled.

SPICED CRANBERRY & ZINFANDEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingedients in saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat Reduce heat to medium and cook x 15 minutes until thickned and suagr dissolves, stirring occasionally Strain mixture through sieve over a bowl and disgard solids Return mixture to pan Add cranberries and cook over high heat x 10 minutes until berries pop Reduce to low and simmer x 30 minutes until slightly thick Pour in bowl and let cool

CRANBERRY ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, zests, juices& next 5 ingredients in a heavy pot.
• Cook until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly.
• Bring to aboil& let boil for about 3 minutes.
• Fold in the fresh cranberries& liqueur.
• Simmer, stirring occasionally until most of the cranberries break open (about 15 minutes).
• Remove from heat& let the mixture cool.
• Spoon into sterilized jars, cover tightly& refrigerate.
• This will keep for up to one month.

CRANBERRY / ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan dissolve sugar in water, then bring to boil.
• Pick over the cranberries, keeping only quality berries & add them to the boiling sugar water. Return to boil & reduce heat & boil berries gently for 10 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, zest the orange. Chop zest into small bits. Then remove the white pith from the orange before coarsly dicing the orange.
• When the cranberries have been removed from heat, add the chopped zest, diced orange, canned cranberry sauce and chunky applesauce & mix thoroughly.
• Cool to room temperature, then cover & refrigerate.

STAR ANISE SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE W/ RUBY PORT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the sugar, water, port star anixe and cinnamon stick. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• Add the cranberries and simmer, uncovered about 8-10 minutes.
• Stir occasionally until most of the cranberries have burst.
• Remove from heat, let cool slightly and stir in the lemon zest and juice and a pinch of salt.
• Serve chilled or room temperature.
• Remove the cinnamon stick and star anise just before serving.