November 30, 2010

Spiced Cranberry Orange Relish

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Just in time for Thanksgiving (barely), here is my recipe for homemade cranberry relish. It’s tart, spicy, citrusy, sweet and, most importantly, kicks that goo that comes in a can’s booty. As, I suppose, most any homemade cranberry relish does. And it’s really easy. Honestly, it takes about 5 more minutes than opening a can.

Ingredients:

1 12oz bag fresh cranberries (about 4 cups)

1 large orange

1 cup sugar

ginger root

1 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp of nutmeg

1/8 tsp of cloves

1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Place cranberries in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Zest the orange into the pan with a microplane.

1

Cut the orange in half and squeeze the juice into the pan. Grate about 1/2” from the ginger root into the pan (1 tsp). Stir in the sugar, spices and vanilla.

2

Cook the cranberries, stirring frequently, until most of them have burst. It should take about 5 minutes.

3

Let the cranberries cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for up to a week.

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