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November 12, 2007

Cranberry & Tangerine Sauce



Ingredients:
2 cups fresh cranberries
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup tangerine juice
2 tablespoons Aperol
1/2 inch knob ginger, minced
zest of 1 tangerine

Directions:
Place the cranberries, water, juice, sugar, ginger and zest in a medium saucepan and, stirring occasionally, cook for 20 minutes over medium high heat to reduce and thicken. Remove from heat and stir in the Aperol. Serve hot or cold.




My thoughts:
I love cranberry sauce and this citrus spiked version is one of my favorites yet. Tangerines are a good balancing force for the cranberries so you end up with a sauce that isn't too sweet but isn't overly tart or bitter either. And Aperol? Well, it is just one of my new favorites and has great not too sweet notes of bitter orange and rhubarb (among other yummy things) but isn't 100% necessary for the sauce. It just adds a little something extra.
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(posted by Rachel at 1:39 PM)

9 Comments:

Blogger Cakespy said...

Mm, cranberries and tangerines sound like a nice combo. Already cranberry sauce made by hand rather than coming out of (and resembling the shape of) a can has a leg up; this sounds like it would be brilliant!

November 12, 2007 1:57 PM  
Blogger VeggieGirl said...

wow, what a nice twist on cranberry sauce! glad to hear that the combination of flavors and ingredients work so well together.

November 12, 2007 3:34 PM  
Blogger Laura Rebecca said...

That sounds lovely-- cranberry and citrus pair so well together.

And I'd never heard of Aperol before; thanks for bringing it to my attention.

November 12, 2007 6:11 PM  
Blogger Peabody said...

This would be great on a turkey sandwich.

November 12, 2007 7:21 PM  
Blogger Rachel said...

It was great on a turkey sandwich. I wish I had one right now.

November 12, 2007 7:31 PM  
Blogger Kalyn said...

Sounds good! I had to google Aperol, but I like the sound of it.

November 12, 2007 8:57 PM  
Blogger Larissa said...

I've seen Aperol in stores, but never bothered to figure out what it was. Now I'll go buy some!

November 13, 2007 3:49 AM  
Blogger So Bon Vivant said...

Hi! I just happened upon your blog and I must say, I am so excited to find a recipe that uses Aperol! We love to drink Aperol spritz (ap, club soda & orange garnish) so I cannot wait to try this out!!

November 13, 2007 11:01 AM  
Anonymous tzipi said...

Yay we are making this for Thanksgiving!

November 19, 2007 10:51 AM  

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