This recipe is my interpretation of Quick and Easy Cranberry Sauce over at About.com: Southern Cooking which is my go to place for down home recipes.
INGREDIENTS
2 packages of fresh cranberries, (12 ounces each)
2 tsp freshly grated orange rind
2 oranges
1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
PREPARATION
- Rinse cranberries and pick over for leaves and stems. Set aside.
- Grate orange rind before cutting and juicing oranges. Add enough water to juice to make 2 cups total.
- Place orange juice/water mixture in large dutch oven. Add sugars and bring to boil so that sugars are dissolved.
- Add cranberries, orange rind, cinnamon and ginger.
- Let mixture return to boil. Lower heat to simmer and cook, covered, for 12 minutes until berries have popped.
- Cool and then place in dish and refrigerate overnight.
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