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Cranberry Sauce with Orange & Rosemary

by Pamela Anderson

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Yields about 2-1/2 cups.

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12 oz. fresh cranberries, picked through and rinsed
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
2 tsp. minced fresh rosemary
1/2 tsp. finely grated orange zest

Bring the cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and rosemary to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 min. (Some berries will have popped and some will be whole.) Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the zest. Cover and let stand for 10 min. Let the sauce cool to room temperature and then cover and refrigerate. Return to room temperature before serving.

Make Ahead Tips

This sauce can be made up to a week ahead and refrigerated in a covered container.

nutrition information (per serving):
Size : per 1/4 cup; Calories (kcal): 100; Fat (g): 0; Fat Calories (kcal): 0; Saturated Fat (g): 0; Protein (g): 0; Monounsaturated Fat (g): 0; Carbohydrates (g): 25; Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 0; Sodium (mg): 0; Cholesterol (mg): 0; Fiber (g): 2;

photo: Scott Phillips

From Fine Cooking 74 , pp. 46

November 1, 2005

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by fortkcook, 11/24/2012Lovely fresh combination of flavors and a snap to make.

by nihmm, 11/23/2012This came out very well; great flavor with the turkey.

by thecrazygourmand, 11/19/2012I just made this, and while I love the flavor, I am not crazy about the texture of the rosemary in here. Maybe I should have minced it finer, but I think next time, I'll throw in a whole sprig and remove before refrigerating it.

by annie_o, 11/16/2012Best. Sauce. Ever! I have been making this one for several years and everyone LOVES it. Even the people who say they don't like cranberry sauce! The very first year I made it, my mother-in-law was in town and she was watching me make it. She was VERY dubious as I was putting in the rosemary. Needless to say, she loved it and later asked for the recipe.

by dentscreuses, 12/24/2011I have made this recipe a number of times for Christmas and Thanksgiving with great success. The combination of rosemary/orange/cranberry is fantastic and everyone absolutely loves it. I use the leftover sauce as jam for my toasts in the morning. Simply delicious.

by mgssts63, 11/25/2011Super fast and easy!

by RachieOlovesFood, 11/28/2010The best cranberry sauce I have tasted. I had been searching for a while for a satisfactory cranberry sauce and this is it! I'm afraid I won't like any other as much as this one (but hey, that's not a bad thing) :)

by suegal, 11/16/2010Agree that this sauce is so fresh , unique and very quick. My family also loves it alongside lamb roast.

by rahammond, 11/9/2010Made this last year for Thanksgiving, came back to find the recipe for this year again! Was very good, very easy, very fast. Just something a little different than the usual cranberry sauce.

by tekmom, 11/28/2009This was the hit of our Thanksgiving Dinner! I substituted chopped crystallized ginger for the rosemary. Easy to make, too!

by blkestin, 11/27/2008made this tonite for thanksgiving. it was very good and got rave reviews. i'd definitely make this again.

by duckyfufu, 11/12/2008This is my all-time favorite cranberry sauce recipe. Since I've found it, no other sauce tastes good at all. The rosemary gives it such an uplifting freshness in the chilly fall season.

by mowgli, 11/19/2007This is excellent - great flavor, fast and easy - how can you beat that?

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