Brighten up your holiday table with a homemade cranberry sauce that is both tangy and sweet, with a hint of crystallized ginger that adds a delightful zing. This classic condiment is easy to make and can be prepared ahead of time, making it a stress-free addition to your festive meal. Whether you prefer a smooth or chunky texture, our selection of recipes has you covered.
For those who love a smooth and silky sauce, our first recipe uses a blender to create a velvety texture. Simply combine fresh cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and crystallized ginger in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Once the mixture has thickened, remove from heat and blend until smooth. Alternatively, if you prefer a more rustic sauce with a chunky texture, our second recipe is for you. Follow a similar process, but instead of blending the mixture, use a potato masher to gently crush the cranberries, leaving some whole berries for a delightful bite.
Both recipes offer tips for adjusting the sweetness and tartness of the sauce to your liking, ensuring it perfectly complements your holiday dishes. Whether you serve it alongside roasted turkey, chicken, or pork, or use it as a topping for pancakes, waffles, or oatmeal, this homemade cranberry sauce with crystallized ginger is sure to be a hit.
GINGER CRANBERRY SAUCE
Cranberries add sparkle to the Thanksgiving meal.
Provided by Sheila Lukins
Categories Sauce Ginger Thanksgiving Quick & Easy Cranberry Christmas Eve Parade
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Combine all of the ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop open, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- 2. Skim foam off the surface with a metal spoon and discard. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 3 months.
GINGER-CINNAMON CRANBERRY SAUCE
A quick, simple, and delicious variation on cranberry sauce. This cranberry sauce is enriched with the wonderful flavor blend of fresh ginger and cinnamon stick.
Provided by Mr Mangia
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Time 3h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring water and sugar to a boil in a pot over medium heat; boil for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the cranberries, ginger, and cinnamon stick; return the mixture to a boil and cook until the cranberries start popping, about 5 minutes. Transfer the sauce to a shallow container; chill in refrigerator until cold, about 3 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 74 calories, Carbohydrate 19.2 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 1 mg, Sugar 17.4 g
CRANBERRY ORANGE JAM WITH CRYSTALLIZED GINGER
I am so excited to make my first "cooked" jam! Woohoo, I did it...I did it and all by myself. I just can't believe it and it turned out too. Ok, back to the jam. LOL This is one amazing jam recipe and packed, I mean to tell you packed with flavor! My husband & I both love it. I look forward to passing them out for gifts this...
Provided by Kimberly Biegacki
Categories Jams & Jellies
Time 2h25m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Prepare the jars and lids: place your jars on a rack in a large pot. Cover them with water and bring to a boil. Boil them for 10 minutes, then turn off heat and let them sit in water till ready to use.
- 2. In a small saucepan place your bands and lids and cover with water. Let the water come to a simmer and then turn off heat and put off to the side till ready to use. Pick them up with the magnetic wand or whatever it is called. LOL
- 3. Cut the oranges into quarters (leaving peels on). Just remove the seeds. Transfer the oranges to a food processor and pulse until they are coarsely chopped.
- 4. Now, do the same for your cranberries and coarsely chop them in the food processor.
- 5. Transfer the orange and cranberry pulp to a large, heavy-bottomed pot. Add 2 cups of water and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- 6. Sprinkle the pectin over the cranberry mixture and stir to combine. Next, stir in the butter and return the mixture to a boil. Add the 4 cups of sugar and stir well and return again to a boil. Boil hard for one minute. Remove the pot from the heat. Discard your cinnamon stick from mixture and stir in your crystallized ginger.
- 7. Woohoo, now you are ready fill your jars. Ladle the hot jam into hot sterilized jars. Leave at least 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rims of the jars with a wet hot paper towel getting any excess jam off the rim. Cover with lids, and screw the bands on until fairly tight. Place jars back in the large pot and make sure they are covered completely with water. Cover pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
- 8. Boil for 10 minutes and turn off your heat. Uncover pot and allow jars to rest in water for five minutes. Remove jars from pot and allow them to rest undisturbed on countertop for six hours or overnight.
- 9. Wow, second batch of jam I ran out of cranberries and only had 1 cup. Went looking for some at the stores and none were to be found. Well, I decided 1 more orange, along with 1 cup of cranberries and 1 cup of fresh pineapple might work. I tried some liquid pectin instead of dry and it didn't seem to start to thicken the jam at all, so I added a box of dry pectin and Thank the Lord the jam jelled up. Wheeewwwh it was a trial and error but thankfully turned out and it is tasty too. So instead of 3 cups of cranberries it was 1 cup orange, 1 cup cranberries and 1 cup pineapple.
- 10. I sent Sherri a jar of jam and she made these incredible wings w/it. I've made the recipe and it is delicious. So honored that she would use my jam in a unique way. Here is the link:https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/kim-bs-spicy-grilled-asian-jammin-wings.html
- 11. Sept. 10th, 2015 --- Made 2 batches of this jam.
CRANBERRY SAUCE
Cranberry sauce should be sweet but not cloying, and tart without causing pucker and anguish. It should have a jelly-like quality, but should owe more to the appearance of jam. The key element to making cranberry sauce is to understand that cranberries are high in pectin, a carbohydrate that exists in many fruits and which is released by the berries when they are heated and the cells of the fruit break down. In the presence of sugar, the pectin molecules bond to one another, forming a kind of gel. The longer you cook a cranberry sauce, the more pectin is released and liquid is evaporated, and the stiffer the result will be. Science! Sometimes it's helpful. So is spice. Some like a clove or two added to their cranberry sauce. (I am not one of them.) Others, a whisper of ginger and a small handful of nuts, for texture. Of this, I approve.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories condiments, sauces and gravies, side dish
Time 10m
Yield About 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place cranberries in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and pour over these the sugar and orange juice. Stir to combine.
- Cook until sugar is entirely melted and cranberries begin to burst in the heat, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir again, add zest, and cook for 2 or 3 minutes longer, turn off heat, cover pan, and allow to cool.
- Put cranberry mixture in a serving bowl, cover, and place in refrigerator until cold, at least 2 hours, or until you need it.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 221, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 3 milligrams, Sugar 48 grams
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH GINGER AND CLOVE
Convert those at your Thanksgiving table who are staunch canned cranberry jelly fans with this fresh version that you can make up to a week before.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Quick & Easy Recipes
Yield Makes 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, bring cranberries, sugar, water, ginger, and cloves to a boil over high. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries have burst and sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 72 g, Fiber 2 g
GINGER CRANBERRY SAUCE
Freshly minced ginger and the zest of an orange add a refreshing finish to your cranberry sauce. Sauce can be made up to 3 days in advance.
Provided by Leslie Lew
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine cranberries, sugar, orange zest and juice in a large pot and heat over medium heat. Cook and stir occasionally until berries pop, about 20 minutes. Let cool until thickened.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 233.5 calories, Carbohydrate 60.4 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 1.4 mg, Sugar 54.4 g
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH CRYSTALLIZED GINGER
Make and share this Cranberry Sauce With Crystallized Ginger recipe from Food.com.
Provided by LaJuneBug
Categories Sauces
Time 20m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine first 6 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Boil until cranberries pop, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
- Cool. Mix in crystallized ginger.
- Cover and refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 133.1, Fat 0.1, Sodium 1.8, Carbohydrate 34.3, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 29, Protein 0.4
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH CRYSTALLIZED GINGER
Categories Sauce Ginger Side Christmas Thanksgiving Low Sodium Cranberry Orange Fall Bon Appétit Fat Free Kidney Friendly Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine first 6 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until cranberries pop, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Cool. Mix in crystallized ginger. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
CRANBERRY GINGER SAUCE
Steps:
- Stir together all ingredients in a nonreactive 4- to 5-quart deep heavy pot and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil sauce (adjust heat if sauce spits too much), stirring frequently, 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Cool about 30 minutes and chill at least 1 1/2 hours.
Tips:
- Use fresh cranberries for the best flavor. Frozen cranberries can also be used, but they should be thawed before cooking.
- If you don't have crystallized ginger, you can use fresh ginger instead. Just peel and grate 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger.
- You can adjust the amount of sugar in the sauce to taste. If you like a sweeter sauce, add more sugar. If you prefer a tarter sauce, add less sugar.
- The sauce can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- Serve the sauce with your favorite holiday dishes, such as turkey, ham, or roast chicken.
Conclusion:
This cranberry sauce with crystallized ginger is a delicious and easy-to-make side dish that is perfect for any holiday meal. The tartness of the cranberries is perfectly balanced by the sweetness of the sugar and the spicy ginger, and the sauce is sure to be a hit with everyone at your table. So next time you're looking for a festive and flavorful cranberry sauce, give this recipe a try!
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