This week I thought I would share some of my Thanksgiving dishes, beginning Monday with the appetizer I made. Today, my Cranberry Sauce.
I have never made homemade Cranberry sauce in my life and was determined to try it this year. My palate has changed over the years and I cannot stand the stuff in a can.
It is soo easy and delicious, I will never use the canned stuff again! BAN THE CAN!
1 bag fresh Cranberries (rinsed well)
1 mini sized Bourbon (I used Jack Daniels, 1.7 ounces)
Zest of 1 orange
1 bottle Orange Juice (small sized)
1/4 cup pure Maple Syrup
1 tbl ground Ginger
Place your cranberries in a saute pan, add the rest of your ingredients and let cook on medium high for about 20 minutes, you will hear the cranberries pop and it will naturally thicken up as it cooks
When it is almost the consistency you want, remove from heat, let cool and place in your refrigerator, it will firm the rest of the way up overnight!
14 comments:
Jack Daniels in cranberry sauce? Sounds perfect Cheryl!!!!
Hick... I love... hick... Cranberry sauce... hick
well done, gonna steal this one (for the day i don't finish the bottle
I can never go back to canned sauce either. Adding maple sounds like a great idea.
You crazy girl! Next to Jim, Jose and Johnny, Jack is one of my special friends too!
This sounds amazing!
Who Dat!
Oh Cheryl, that's definitely got a kick to it! Good for you! I guess this wasn't on the "kiddies' table".
Love the addition of maple syrup. I know what you mean. I will never buy cranberry sauce again. It's so easy to make.
Jack and me are old pals. Never thought to use in cranberry sauce. Must be delich with maple, orange, and ginger too!!!
LOVE that spoon!
I must be honest that i didn't have any of this at dinner cause i am not very fond of whole cranberries, however the rest of the family just loved it and it was such a wonderful color. Cheryl did a fabulous job for her first try!!!
Your cranberry sauce looks fabulous! Amen, to banning the can! :-)
I bought fresh cranberries for Thanksgiving but then chickened out at the last minute. Now, after reading this I think I'm ready to tackle those berries!
Thanks for the encouragement!
if i'm being honest, the booze doesn't excite me nearly as much as the maple syrup. what a perfect sweetener!
i can't do the canned crap either, i just love this version! i honestly look for excuses to eat cranberry sauce!
I LOVE cranberry sauce and all forms.
And love that dip below!
I'm shocked that YOU have never made cranberry sauce in your life. You, the genius chef!
But this is awesome...What a kick to it! And I love that it doesn't have sugar.
I'm a jellied kind of girl :>
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