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Fresh Cranberry Sauce
Twenty minutes, three ingredients, and it beats the can by a mile: tart berries, orange and sugar, cooked until they pop and thicken.
Ingredients
- 1 12-oz bag fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
Steps
- Combine the cranberries, sugar, orange juice and salt in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Reduce to a simmer and cook 10–12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most berries have popped and the sauce thickens.
- Stir in the orange zest and remove from the heat. The sauce thickens more as it cools.
- Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until serving.
Serve with: roast turkey, ham or prime rib, and spread leftovers on sandwiches.
Make it up to 3 days ahead — cranberry sauce keeps beautifully in the fridge and frees up stove space on the big day.
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