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Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry Sauce

Cuisine:World

Course:Side Dish

10m prep 10m cook 20m ready

A classic cranberry sauce made from fresh cranberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Can be served as a chunky puree or set into a jellied mold.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • 4 cups cranberries (1 pound)
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1½ tablespoons lemon juice

Let's Prepare

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  • 4 cups cranberries (1 pound)
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1½ tablespoons lemon juice

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Wash and pick over: 4 cups cranberries (1 pound)

  2. Step 2.

    Place in a saucepan and add: 2 cups water

  3. Step 3.

    Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover, reduce the heat, and simmer until the skins burst, 3 to 4 minutes. Put the berries through a food mill, or puree in a blender or food processor. Transfer the puree to a saucepan and stir in: 2 cups sugar; 1½ tablespoons lemon juice

  4. Step 4.

    Bring to a rolling boil and immediately remove from the heat.

  5. Step 5.

    JELLIED CRANBERRY SAUCE

  6. Step 6.

    Proceed as for I and boil the sauce for an additional 5 minutes. Skim any scum or foam from the surface of the sauce and strain through a medium-mesh sieve into a 4-cup mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate until firmly set, at least 4 hours or overnight. To unmold, submerge the bottom of the mold in warm water just long enough to encourage the sauce to release. Invert onto a serving plate.

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