Cranberry sauce

Cranberry sauce is a kind of relish made with cranberries and sugar. Mostly Americans associate it with the holiday of Thanksgiving, when cranberry sauce is offered with the traditional turkey, but it can be made at any time of the year. In addition to pairing with turkey, cranberry sauce can also be eaten with other roast meats, and some people also enjoy layering it within sandwiches.

 

Cranberry Sauce Recipe
INGREDIENTS
1 cup (200 g) sugar
1 cup (250 mL) water
4 cups(1 12-oz package) fresh or frozen cranberries
Optional Pecans, orange zest, raisins, currants, blueberries, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice.
METHOD
1 Wash and pick over cranberries. In a saucepan bring to a boil water and sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cranberries, return to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer for 10 minutes or until cranberries burst.
2 At this point you can add all number of optional ingredients. We typically mix in a half a cup of roughly chopped pecans with or without a few strips of orange zest. You can add a cup of raisins or currants. You can add up to a pint of fresh or frozen blueberries for added sweetness. Spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice can be added too.

3 Remove from heat. Cool completely at room temperature and then chill in refrigerator. Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools.
Cranberry sauce base makes 2 1/4 cups