Chile-Cranberry Sauce

18 years ago

As Turkey Day approaches it's almost time to make my chile-cranberry sauce, and I thought I would share my recipe with you all. I invite you to share yours as well; as I'm sure some of you have your own spin on this. Use any kind of chile you like from Jalapenos to Habs, I like to use Tabascos for this recipe. I usually make this 3-4 days ahead of time because it gets better with age:

12oz fresh cranberries

Zest of 1 orange

Juice from 2 oranges (or 1 cup of OJ from the store if you must, but you'll miss the taste from the zest)

3 T tequila

1/2 cup sugar

1-5 (depending on taste and size) chiles (your choice) finely chopped

Set chiles aside. Combine all remaining ingredients in a large pot. Gradually bring to a boil stirring occasionally. When the berries start poppin' add the chiles and cook for 5 mins stirring often. If it's too thick for your liking, add a little more water. Remove from heat, place in container and chill, the longer the better, up to 4-5 days in advance. Ridiculously good on everything, especially leftover turkey sandwiches!

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Comments (7)

User
18 years ago
I have a recipe that my mother used to make but I have never added chiles--might work though

Mix together

2- 16 oz. cans whole berry cranberries
1- 8 oz. can crushed pineapple ,drained
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
notsosavvy
18 years ago
JDCorrosive,

Thanks for the post. My family really enjoyed your recipe with our Thanksgiving dinner. Very tasty!

Chris
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dangould
18 years ago
I just saw this now. dinner is over. I have to make this recipe. this sounds real good.

hot peppers and cranberries should go great together.
zone10garden
18 years ago
oh my, this one sounds so good, i would switch the sugar to "Splenda" and increase the tequila to one cup & simmer & reduce to a thick consistancy
byron
18 years ago
I didn't think about it advance, so I added some powder to my orange-cranberry sauce, Mixed some powder in my gravy, and added some to my squash.

OH did a creamed onion and pepper sauce.
djcorrosive
Original Author
18 years ago
Glad you guys like it. John, I gave your recipe a try but used fresh cranberries plus a couple habs and served it alongside my sauce, so I had one raw and one cooked sauce, both were a huge hit. Thanks!
dangould
18 years ago
I like the idea of a cup of tequila but I am not going to boil away the good part. haha.