Cranberry Sauce for Poultry
The perfect accompaniment to chicken, duck, goose, or quail. This cranberry sauce enriches the flavor of the main dish and shows it off in a whole new light. The best part: if you're planning to serve poultry to guests, you can make the sauce up to a week ahead, since it keeps beautifully in the refrigerator without losing flavor — freeing up time on the big day to cook everything else. The recipe is a classic, and a touch of cinnamon plus orange zest and juice give it fresh, interesting notes.
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Cranberry Sauce for Poultry
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 0 %
0 g
Fats 0 %
0 g
Carbohydrates 100 %
27 g
107 kcal
GI:
19
/
0
/
81
- The orange juice, orange zest, and cinnamon stick beautifully round out the tart cranberries, but they're optional — they aren't part of the classic recipe. Feel free to experiment and add other spices or flavorings to taste; you could swap in lemon juice and zest for the orange, for example. Cranberries aren't just super healthy — they also have a wonderful culinary trick up their sleeve: their high pectin content lets the sauce set up like jelly on its own, with no artificial thickeners. So let's get cooking. If using fresh berries, rinse them and put them in a medium saucepan; if using frozen, thaw them at room temperature first. Add the orange juice, chopped orange zest, cinnamon stick, sugar, and water to the cranberries. Stir, set over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Cook until the berries begin to burst, stirring often and pressing them against the sides of the pan with a wooden spoon to help them along. Continue cooking until the sauce thickens to the consistency you want — about 10 minutes on average. At this point, season with salt to taste. Remove the pan from the heat and let the sauce cool for about half an hour. If it turns out too thick, thin it with a little boiling water, adding it in small amounts and stirring well after each addition, then taste again and adjust the salt. Serve the sauce right away or refrigerate it. Stored in an airtight container, it will keep in the refrigerator for several months. Enjoy, and happy holidays!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Cranberries - 26 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Orange peel - 97 kcal/100g
- Orange juice - 36 kcal/100g
- Cinnamon stick - 261 kcal/100g
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