Triple Cranberry Conserve Food

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, orange zest, oranges, raisins and water. Cover and simmer over medium heat until cranberries are soft. Add pecans and sugar; stir well. Simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes, stirring often. Cool. Spoon into covered containers. Refrigerate. Serve as a relish with poultry or pork, or spread on biscuits or rolls.

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

Steps:

• Drain liquid from strawberries into 3-quart saucepan, reserving berries. Add sugar and water, bring to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cranberries, ginger, peel and cinnamon. Return to boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in reserved strawberries. Remove from heat, cool. Spoon into jars, cover and refrigerate up to 1 month. Serve as accompaniment to hot or cold meats or poultry.

CRANBERRY FRUIT CONSERVE

Steps:

• Cook the cranberries, sugar, and 1 cup of water in a saucepan over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until the skins pop open. Add the apple, zests, and juices and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove from the heat and add the raisins and nuts. Let cool, and serve chilled.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE CONSERVE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine cranberry juice, apple cider, sugar, orange peel, ginger and bay leaves. Simmer until the mixture is reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Add the nuts, vinegar and cranberries. Continue to cook until the cranberries burst, about 15 minutes.

TRIPLE CRANBERRY CONSERVE

Steps:

• in a large saucepan heat cranberry juice, sugar and orange zest and bring to a boil.
• add the fresh and dried cranberries and cook until berries pop, pressing to the sides of the pot to crush.
• cook about 10 minutes until thick.
• transfer to a bowl to cool and remove orange zest.
• may be made in advance, keeps refrigerated up to 2 weeks.

TRIPLE-CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine cranberry juice concentrate and sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add fresh and dried cranberries and cook until dried berries begin to soften and fresh berries begin to pop, stirring often, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in orange marmalade, orange juice, orange peel and allspice. Cool completely. Cover; chill until cold, about 2 hours. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

BAKED CRANBERRY CONSERVE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a shallow baking dish (about 1-1/2-quart size).
• Place the cranberries and brown sugar in the baking dish; toss gently to combine.
• Cover and bake for 1 hour, stirring the mixture after about 30 minutes of baking time.
• After 1 hour baking remove from oven and stir in lemon juice, marmalade and chopped walunuts (if using).
• Return to oven and bake uncovered for another 15 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Store any leftover conserve covered in the fridge.

TRIPLE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine juice concentrate and sugar in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Add fresh and dried cranberries and cook until dried berries soften and fresh berries begin to pop, stirring often. Remove from heat and stir in marmalade, juice, orange zest and allspice.
• Cool completely.
• Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• Can be made 3 days ahead.

SMALL-BATCH BRANDIED CRANBERRY CONSERVE (CANNING)

Steps:

• Finely chop orange, peel and all, in a food processor (remove nay seeds first). Combine with cinnamon stick, cloves, water and lemon juice in a medium non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil on medium-high heat, reduce heat, cover, and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Remove cinnamon and cloves.
• Add cranberries and sugar. Return to a boil, reduce heat, sand simmer, uncovered and stirring frequently, until berries pop and mixture forms a light gel, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, then stir in brandy and almonds.
• Ladle into hot half-pint jars and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

CRANBERRY-PORT CONSERVE

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, sugar and Port in heavy large saucepan. Bring mixture to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low; add chopped orange and simmer until cranberries burst and mixture thickens slightly, about 15 minutes. Mix in dried currants. Cool cranberry conserve completely. Stir in chopped walnuts. (Cranberry conserve can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover tightly and refrigerate.)