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Cranberry Sauce

By Linda Larsen, About.com

This super easy sauce is a great side dish for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 navel orange
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. grated fresh ginger root
  • 4 cups fresh cranberries, sorted, rinsed, and drained
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans

Preparation:

Grate the peel from the orange, being careful to omit the white part. Juice the orange. Combine the orange peel, sugar, and ginger root in a heavy saucepan and stir with a whisk to blend. Add the orange juice and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar is dissolved (5-10 minutes).

Then add the fresh cranberries. Cook and stir until cranberries begin to pop (this should take about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in the toasted pecans. Cool sauce, stir to blend, then cover and store in refrigerator. Makes 3 cups sauce

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