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Traditional cranberry sauce

Forget the jarred version and amaze your family by making your own delicious cranberry sauce! This is very simple to make and will give your christmas dinner that little something special..

Ingredients

• 120ml/4 fl oz port
• 100g/3.5oz dark brown sugar
• 280g/10oz fresh cranberries
• 250ml/8 fl oz pure orange juice
• grated rind of one lemon
• grated rind of half an orange
• 8 cloves

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, boil the port and sugar together for a few minutes until the sugar dissolves.
2. Quickly reduce the heat to simmer, and stir in the cranberries and pure orange juice.
3. Cover and add in the cloves and the grated rinds, simmer for 30 minutes and keep a close eye on the mixture remembering to stir occasionally.
4. Simmer until about two-thirds of the cranberries have burst and the rest remain intact.
5. Take a spoon and taste a small amount to check it is not too tart, if so add more sugar to taste. 
6. Remove from the heat to cool, then serve. Keep any leftovers in a covered bowl in the fridge and use within 3 days.

Suitable for vegetarians

Ingredients

• 250ml port
• 200g white sugar
• 280g fresh cranberries
• 2 leaves of gelatine, dissolved in cold water
• 250ml cranberry juice

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, boil the port and sugar together until the sugar dissolves. Reduce the heat to simmer, and stir in the cranberries, gelatine and cranberry juice. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries burst. Remove from the heat and cool. Serve.

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