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Spiced Cranberry Sauce Recipe
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Spiced Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Adapted slightly from here.
Servings 3 cups
Author Brandon Matzek

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups good red Zinfandel
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 8 whole allspice
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 3x1-inch strips orange zest
  • 1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries

Instructions

  • Place wine, sugars, spices and orange zest in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the mixture has reduced to 1 3/4 cups (10 - 15 minutes), stirring occasionally.
  • Pour the wine mixture through a strainer into a clean bowl, then pour the syrup back into the saucepan. Discard the solids. Add the cranberries to the syrup, and cook over medium heat until they burst and soften (5 - 6 minutes), stirring occasionally. Transfer to a clean jar, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be made up to 1 week in advance.