Name: Maple mandarin cranberry sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 mandarin, flesh only; 1 cup of cranberries; 1 cup of mandarin juice; 2 Tbsp maple syrup; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 Tbsp orange liqueur

Maple mandarin cranberry sauce

25 Nov 2021

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

This Maple Mandarin cranberry sauce is a bit boozy. It's the ideal condiment in a Thanksgiving or Christmas menu. You can serve the leftover with game, cold meats and cheese during the festive season.

Ingredients

1 mandarin, flesh only
1 cup of cranberries
1 cup of mandarin juice
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 cinnamon stick
2 Tbsp orange liqueur

Instructions

Finely chop the mandarin.
Add all ingredients to a saucepan, except the orange liqueur.
Heat it gently over medium heat. Stir well, then bring to a simmer.
Once the cranberries have softened (in about 10-15 minutes), turn up the heat to thicken (use a fork or spoon to mash the fruits a bit).
When you get a sticky, almost jam-like sauce, turn off the heat and let it cool. Add the orange liqueur and remove the cinnamon.
Transfer it to a jar for late ruse, or serve immediately with poultry, game, cold meats, cheese etc.