Spiced Jellied Cranberry Sauce |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This recipe is a hybrid of two different recipes. I've always liked canned cranberries, but wasn't sure how to imitate them. So naturally when I found a jellied cranberry sauce recipe, I was thrilled! The only trouble with it was that it lacked pizazz. So I found a recipe with spunk, and morphed the two into one- this one. Feel free to play around with this recipe; just be fore-warned that if you add any more gelatin, you may end up with something that more closely resembles an alien lifeform whipped up in a Lab than yummy cranberry sauce. Also, an important note about yield: chances are that you'll end up throwing out more of the cranberry (skins, stems, etc) than ends up in the final dish; unfortunately this is just the nature of the beast. Hope you enjoy! Ingredients:
4 (12 ounce) bags cranberries, fresh |
3 cups sugar |
3 1/3 cups apple cider or 3 1/3 cups juice |
6 cinnamon sticks, broken in half |
4 tablespoons orange peel, grated |
20 cloves, whole |
3 bay leaves |
1 -2 pinch salt |
2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin |
Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients, reserving a 1/3-cup of Cider, and bring to a boil in a heavy 5-qt sauce pan; stir until sugar dissolves.
2. Reduce heat to a simmer; cook patially covered, stirring occasionally, until all berries have burst, 10-15 minutes.
3. Remove cinnamon sticks, cloves, and Bay leaves.
4. Pour into a large, fine-mesh sieve set over a large bowl, and let stand until all juices have drained through, about 30 minutes.
5. Press solids if necessary, then discard.
6. Stir gelatin and remaining cider together, and let stand 1 minute to soften.
7. In a small saucepan, bring 1 Cup drained cranberry liquid to a simmer, then add gelatin mixture and stir until just dissolved.
8. Add gelatin/cranberry mixture to remaining cranberry liquid, and stir well.
9. Pour into a lightly oiled mold or bowl and chill, covered with plastic wrap, until firmly set, at least 12 hours.
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