Why buy canned cranberry sauce when you can easily make your own from fresh cranberries, sugar, water, and a little bit of fresh orange? Cointreau®, or another orange-flavored liqueur, gives this sauce an extra flavor boost. It's perfect with ham, chicken, or turkey, whether it's a holiday or not.
Ingredients
- whole fresh cranberries: 2 cups
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- water: 0.5 cup
- orange, zested and: 0.5 piece (juiced)
- orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®): 0.33333 cup
- salt: 0.125 tsp (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Combine cranberries, sugar, water, orange zest, orange juice, orange-flavored liqueur, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.
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Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sauce with thicken as it cools, to a soft-preserves stage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
