Learn how to make cranberry sauce from scratch using fresh berries. The recipe is so simple and easy to follow with a list of a few ingredients. This cranberry sauce recipe with orange juice has the right ratio of sweet and tart notes.
Any sauce made of berries is a perfect way to add some extra taste to cooked meat. However, only cranberry has that special sourness that goes perfectly with baked meat. You can say that it helps to neutralize the taste of too fatty dishes. This cranberry sauce is also a great addition to a festive table, as it adds bright color and distinct, intense flavor. All these reasons make homemade cranberry sauce a perfect Thanksgiving option.
Over the years, I have learned that the key tip to making perfect cranberry sauce is to choose berries wisely. Try to pick ripe cranberries of good quality without any visible damage. An unripe berry will give the sauce a pronounced bitterness. Use honey and orange juice instead of sugar for a more tender and unique sweetness in the sauce. If you have no access to fresh berries, frozen berries will be a good option, too. They are available during the whole year.
My top recipes to have with cranberry sauce:
- The Easiest Baked Turkey Leg Recipe
- Homemade Chicken Fingers Recipe
- Honey Glazed Pork Ribs Recipe
- Cheesy Pork Chops Recipe
Cranberry Sauce Ingredients:
- 250 g fresh cranberries;
- 2 tbsps. honey;
- 1 onion, small;
- 2 tbsps. olive oil;
- 1 tsp. orange zest;
- Freshly squeezed juice of a half of the orange;
How to make cranberry sauce with fresh berries:
- Peel the onion and chop it into the smallest pieces. Take a saucepan (preferably) or a small pot and heat olive oil on the stove. Add chopped onion and sauté it for 5 minutes on medium heat until soft and translucent.
- Rinse cranberry under running water using a colander. Add it to the saucepan with sautéed onion.
- Mix onion with cranberry. Cook the mixture for several minutes.
- Rinse orange; divide it into two parts. Use one-half for grating the orange peel. Add a teaspoon of zest to the saucepan and squeeze the juice out of the other half of the orange to the saucepan, too. Mix everything thoroughly.
- Lower the heat to a minimum and cook cranberry sauce for 20 minutes. Stir the mixture occasionally. Some of the berries will soften and burst; some will remain intact. Add honey at the very end.
- Let the sauce cool down before serving. Better enjoyed with meat and fish!
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You can store cranberry sauce for several days in the fridge in a container with a tight lid (better use glass or ceramic food containers). Cranberry sauce is one of my favorites to serve when I am serving meat at the table. So, I am really happy that I finally got the chance to share my version of the Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce Recipe with you.
Easy Cranberry Sauce Recipe with Orange
Ingredients
- 250 g fresh cranberries
- 2 tbsps. honey
- 1 onion small
- 2 tbsps. olive oil
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- Freshly squeezed juice of a half of the orange
Instructions
- Peel the onion and chop it into the smallest pieces. Take a saucepan (preferably) or a small pot and heat olive oil on the stove. Add chopped onion and sauté it for 5 minutes on medium heat until soft and translucent.
- Rinse cranberry under running water using a colander. Add it to the saucepan with sautéed onion.
- Mix onion with cranberry. Cook the mixture for several minutes.
- Rinse orange; divide it into two parts. Use one-half for grating the orange peel. Add a teaspoon of zest to the saucepan and squeeze the juice out of the other half of the orange to the saucepan, too. Mix everything thoroughly.
- Lower the heat to a minimum and cook cranberry sauce for 20 minutes. Stir the mixture occasionally. Some of the berries will soften and burst; some will remain intact. Add honey at the very end.
- Let the sauce cool down before serving. Better enjoyed with meat and fish!
Notes
I hope that you will like the recipe. If you have any other spins of the recipe, please, share them in the comment section below. I will be really eager to try them.
