Dec20

Traditional Cranberry sauce

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I know it can often be intimidating to prepare a meal on Thanksgiving or Christmas for family & friends. There is a lot of pressure to come up with a menu which will be appreciated by the guests while also not being too much of a hassle to cook and serve. When it comes to me, I love making the complete holiday dinner for my family and friends every year which includes all the usual suspects such as Green bean casserole, Mashed potatoes, Stuffing, Apple pie, Pumpkin pie, Tomato and pumpkin soup, Grilled asparagus, Roasted root vegetables, Candied yams and Lasagna / Pasta (just no turkey as we are vegetarians). As the holiday season is around the corner, I share with you my recipes for a traditional American holiday meal. Today in Part 3 of my Holiday Special series, I give you a simple recipe for ‘Traditional Cranberry Sauce’ which is sure to be a hit with the crowd. Happy Holidays!!

Traditional Cranberry sauce

Ingredients

350 gms fresh/frozen – Cranberries (Karonda in Hindi)
1 cup – Brown sugar
2 Tbsp – Water
½ tsp – Lemon juice
½ tsp – Lemon / Orange zest

Method

  1. In a heavy bottom saucepan add 300 gms of cranberries
  2. Keep the remaining 50 gms of cranberries aside, will be used later
  3. Add sugar, lemon zest and 3 Tbsp of water and cook on low flame
  4. Keep stirring to ensure the sugar dissolves and cranberries become soft and mushy (approx 10 mins)
  5. Once the cranberries are soft increase the flame and cook for 10-12 minutes stirring occasionally and make sure the cranberries pop
  6. Add the reserved cranberries and cook for another 8-10 minutes
  7. Add the lemon juice and check for seasoning
  8. Remove from flame and cool to room temperature
  9. Serve with Tofurky, green bean casserole, stuffing, mashed potatoes

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TIPS :

  1. If using frozen cranberries, the cooking time will be less as they dissolve faster so make keep an eye on the sauce and adjust cooking times
  2. Make sure to add lemon/ lime juice as that helps balance the tanginess
  3. You can choose to replace the brown sugar with white sugar, honey, Splenda, Stevia

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