Fresh Cranberry-Orange Sauce
Cranberry sauce is a must-have, classic holiday side dish. Sweet orange and pear are perfect partners to the tart cranberries. The orange marmalade intensifies the citrus flavor, the vanilla adds a subtle aroma, and the star anise will have people asking "what is that?"
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- ½cup orange juice
- ½cup cranberry juice
- ⅓cup white sugar
- 1(12 ounce) package fresh cranberries
- 1medium pear - peeled, cored, and diced
- 2tablespoons grated orange zest
- ½teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1star anise
- 1pinch salt
- 2tablespoons orange marmalade
Instructions
Step 1
Combine orange juice, cranberry juice, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.Step 2
Stir in 1/2 of the cranberries, pear, orange zest, vanilla extract, star anise, and salt, and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining cranberries and cook, stirring often, until cranberries start to burst and mixture starts to thicken, about 10 minutes.Step 3
Remove from heat. Stir in orange marmalade and set aside. Sauce will continue to thicken as it cools. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.