{"id":91,"date":"2008-12-01T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T20:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/01\/cranberry-sauce\/"},"modified":"2008-12-09T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2008-12-09T23:00:27","slug":"cranberry-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/01\/cranberry-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Cranberry Sauce (without oranges)"},"content":{"rendered":"

So what’s wrong with cranberry sauce made with oranges, you ask? Nothing. It’s delicious. But the slightest trace of oranges makes my daughter sick for hours. So I developed a version with lemons instead. I think it works better than oranges for cutting fatty foods and providing a clean crisp taste. You will need to add slightly more sugar\/sweetener to this recipe to make up for the lack of sugar from the citrus.<\/p>\n

Cranberry sauce is one of those dishes that is so easy to make I can’t understand why everyone doesn’t do it. Especially given that the canned stuff is so bland and without texture.\u00a0 You do want to use organic cranberries here, as chemically-grown berries tend to be high in pesticides.\u00a0 2008 was not a good year for cranberries and they were horribly expensive.\u00a0 Fortunately, you don’t need a lot of them (1 lb served over a dozen people).<\/p>\n

This recipe freezes extremely well. It also lasts in the fridge for a long time. I froze a batch leftover from Thanksgiving 2006 and served it for Thanksgiving 2007<\/a> with very little reduction in taste or texture.\u00a0 I used the recipe again for Thanksgiving 2008<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/h3>\n

Fresh cranberries, 1 bag (about 16 oz)
\nFresh lemon zest from 2 small lemons (organic only)
\nFresh lemon juice from 1 lemon (2 if not juicy)
\nFresh ginger root, grated, 1-3 teaspoons
\nSalt, pinch
\nStevia, pinch or two (optional)
\nOrganic cane sugar, as desired
\nWater as needed<\/p>\n

In 2008 I used 3 TB sugar and no stevia and ended up with perfect sauce that was not very sweet (which is how we like it).\u00a0 In 2006\/7 I used a bit less sugar and some stevia.\u00a0 In 2008 I also used 3 TB water to thin out the sauce a bit.\u00a0 How much water you need (if any) will vary a lot based on how juicy the berries are, how much you cook it, how much sugar you use, etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rinse the cranberries in water and drain.<\/p>\n

Put into an empty pot on the stove and heat gently while stirring until the cranberries start to soften.<\/p>\n

\"Zesting

Zesting a lemon over cranberries<\/p><\/div>\n

Add stevia and sugar to desired sweetness. The stevia is optional but will help reduce the overall sugar level. I end up using about half of what is called for in a traditional cranberry sauce that also has a sugar boost from orange juice. Don’t use all or mostly stevia as the dish will be too bitter (I love stevia but it doesn’t mesh well with lemons).<\/p>\n

Add salt, lemon, and ginger.<\/p>\n

Stir and cook until the cranberries start to pop open and the texture is to your liking. Mash a bit if you wish or leave mostly whole. Adjust sweeteners\/seasoning if needed.\u00a0 If the flavors aren’t coming together, you probably need a touch of salt.<\/p>\n

This cranberry sauce makes a great traditional accompaniment to turkey or other Thanksgiving fixings. It’s also good as leftovers with a variety of foods as a condiment. Miriam enjoyed dipping carrots in it. And for Thanksgiving 2007, some people ate it straight as a dessert.<\/p>\n

\"Finished

Finished cranberry sauce<\/p><\/div>\n

Note: Recipe rewritten with new pictures 11\/08.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So what’s wrong with cranberry sauce made with oranges, you ask? Nothing. It’s delicious. But the slightest trace of oranges makes my daughter sick for hours. So I developed a version with lemons instead. I think it works better than oranges for cutting fatty foods and providing a clean crisp taste. You will need to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15,26,99,3,4,14,64],"tags":[7,6,8,77,5,12],"class_list":["post-91","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts","category-food","category-places-to-go","category-recipes","category-holidays","category-spreads-dips","category-thanksgiving","tag-dairy-free","tag-egg-free","tag-gluten-free","tag-photos-food","tag-vegan","tag-vegetarian"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}