Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce is a sauce or relish made out of cranberries, served as a side dish with Thanksgiving dinner in North America and Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Ingredients
This homemade Cranberry Sauce is a classic side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners here in Canada. Easy to make in under 20 minutes with only four ingredients:
Fresh Cranberries
Sugar
Water
Lemon Juice
Cranberries are harvested in the Fall from mid-September until December, depending on the location. Once Harvested, they are packaged and then readily available in gorcery stores.
The province of Quebec in Canada produces approximately 25 per cent of the world’s cranberries, making the province the second-most important cranberry producing region in the world and the most important producer of organic cranberries. The U.S. state of Wisconsin produces the most, while Massachusetts is the third.
How to Make Cranberry Sauce
Place all ingredients in a medium to large saucepan and bring to a boil.
Allow the Cranberries to boil for approximately 5 minutes until the skins pop, they start to break down a bit and the sauce starts to thicken.
Let cool and refridgerate until ready to serve
You can prepare the Cranberry Sauce a few days in advance of serving, storing in a covered container in the fridge. Cranberry Sauce also freezes well, so you can prepare a month or more in advance. As well you can freeze any leftover Cranberry Sauce to enjoy with chicken, pork or duck.
Cranberry Sauce
Equipment
- 1 Medium Saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 Bag Cranberries, 340 Grams
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Water
- 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a medium to large saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Allow the Cranberries to boil for approximately 5 minutes until the skins pop, they start to break down a bit and the sauce starts to thicken.
- Let cool and refridgerate until ready to serve
