Bright, citrusy and lightly sweet cranberry sauce. This will turn anyone into a cranberry sauce believer.
Up until last year, I was NOT a cranberry sauce believer. I would never touch the stuff, and I sure as heck wasn’t serving it up at my Thanksgiving table! Then I had this sandwich at one of my favorite lunch spots called the gobbler, and it changed my life. Real cranberry sauce. Not some gross, weird jelly from a can. It was amazing!
Last Thanksgiving I decided to put cranberry sauce on my table. I only made a small batch because no one in my family was ever a fan of it either. Well, let me tell you, we all went back for seconds, and I was so disappointed that there weren’t any leftovers! Leftover turkey with no cranberry sauce to put on top??? Total bummer.
I absolutely adore orange and cranberry together. The flavors complement each other perfectly. Confession: I can’t spell to save my life, but I have this weird nerdy obsession with compliment vs. complement. It’s like the one spelling thing I actually know how to do correctly, and I get this weird satisfaction out of getting it right. Just don’t ask me to spell melon…
Okay, so last year since I didn’t know anything about making my own cranberry sauce, I followed a very simple recipe from Table for Two with the intentions that I would make my own recipe the next time. Except it turns out that Julie’s recipe was perfect in every way, so I kept it the same. I add a tablespoon of bourbon to mine (at the same time I put everything together on the stovetop), but otherwise I follow her recipe exactly. I tried adding less sugar, but it was….not worth it. It’s not a ton of sugar. Add the full 3 tablespoons. Click over to Julie’s blog to get the recipe!
Love cranberries!! The sweet, sour and tangy flavors go so well with salty savory meats or any side dish!! yum
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Agreed! Turkey + cranberry is like a match made in heaven!
I’m a recent cranberry sauce convert too! Bourbon is always a great addition 🙂
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To all things, right? 😉
Looks so good, Ari! your pics are so pretty! I may be using this for my Thanksgiving menu this year!
Mollie @Sprinkles of Life recently posted…A juice recipe and a meal plan
Yay!! You’ll have to let me know how you like it! And thanks for the sweet compliment, Mollie!! 🙂
Oh, I am 100% a cranberry sauce believer, especially when it’s with orange! I always like the leftovers spread on toast, kind of like jam. Maybe I need to celebrate American Thanksgiving this year…:)
I love it in a sandwich with turkey and cream cheese, but as jam also sounds amazing! And you should totally do an American Thanksgiving–so many delicious dishes! 🙂
Our family is the opposite. We usually have three different cranberry sauces on our table. I am glad you have all been converted, and I can see why with this combo. Orange and cranberry really are great complements to each other. (I totally just scrolled up to make sure I had spelled that correctly.)
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Multiple cranberry sauces??? That sounds AWESOME!! I haven’t tried very many varieties, but maybe I will have to try this year since I’ll need to make multiple batches for my 20 person guest list!
I love cranberry sauce and have made a similar version except I put walnuts in mine. It’s kind of like a chutney and makes leftover sandwiches so delicious!
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Oooohhh I bet the crunchy walnuts are the perfect addition!
Delicious! I love cranberry sauce (fake and real, ha) and I love putting it in my sandwich the day after Thanksgiving!
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Me too, me too! Minus the fake kind, hehe.