Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe
This Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe combines fresh cranberries, blood orange juice and zest, sugar, and water for a bright, glossy sauce that is ideal for holiday meals and savory roasted dishes.
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
- 1 1/4 c granulated sugar
- Juice of 1 blood orange
- Zest of 1 blood orange
- 1/3 c water
Instructions
Combine the ingredients.
- In a small saucepan, combine the fresh cranberries, granulated sugar, blood orange juice, blood orange zest, and water.
Cook the sauce.
- Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a gentle simmer. Cook for approximately 10 minutes, or until the cranberries begin to burst.
Adjust the texture.
- At this stage, the sauce will still appear somewhat thin. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir the mixture thoroughly, gently mashing any remaining whole cranberries with a spoon or fork until the desired consistency is reached.
Adjust the sweetness if needed.
- Taste the sauce and add additional sugar if a sweeter flavor is preferred.
Cool before serving.
- Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl and allow it to cool for at least 1 hour. The sauce will thicken further as it cools.
Serve.
- Stir the sauce with a fork before serving if it has firmed up in the refrigerator. Serve with chicken, duck, pork, or turkey.
Notes
This Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe is naturally gluten free as written, since it does not contain flour, bread, or wheat-based thickeners. To ensure it remains fully gluten free, verify that the granulated sugar and any packaged ingredients are processed in a gluten-free facility if cross-contamination is a concern. If serving this sauce as part of a gluten-free meal, pair it with naturally gluten-free mains and sides such as roasted poultry, pork, vegetables, or rice.