Lingonberry Sauce for Meat (Make-Ahead)

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make lingonberry sauce for meat to keep on hand? Gather all the ingredients for the homemade lingonberry sauce.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the onion, rinse it under running water, and cut it into small dice. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion over medium heat until translucent. Transfer the onion to the pot you'll cook the sauce in.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the orange well, wipe it dry with a paper towel, and grate the zest of the whole orange on a fine grater.

4. Step 4:

   

   Cut the orange into pieces, purée it in a blender, and set a strainer lined with cheesecloth over a bowl. Spoon the orange pulp onto the cheesecloth, gather it into a bundle, and squeeze out the juice.

5. Step 5:

   

   Rinse the lingonberries and add them to the lightly sautéed onion.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add the orange zest and juice right away, stir in the honey, and mix everything together. Set the pot over low heat and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Transfer part of the sauce to a blender, purée it, and return it to the pot. You can use an immersion blender, but be sure to leave some of the berries whole.

8. Step 8:

   

   Pour the dry red wine into the pot and simmer the sauce another 15 minutes. If it gets too thick, add a little water.

9. Step 9:

   

   Once the sauce has cooled to warm, pour it into a serving boat and serve it with the meat.