Cranberry sauce for Christmas

Name: Cranberry sauce for Christmas
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 300g fresh (or frozen) cranberries; 100g caster sugar; 100ml port; 1 orange, zest pared; 1 cinnamon stick

Easy
December 2008

Easy
December 2008

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Ready in around 15-20 minutes

You can use fresh or frozen cranberries to make this Christmas cranberry sauce; the ultimate accompaniment to roast turkey.

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Ingredients

300g fresh (or frozen) cranberries
100g caster sugar
100ml port
1 orange, zest pared
1 cinnamon stick

Method

Put the cranberries in a pan with the caster sugar, port, orange zest and cinnamon stick.
Heat gently and simmer until the cranberries start to break down and become sticky and tender.
Set aside to cool until ready to serve.