Six-Minute Cranberry-Orange Relish: Close to grandmother’s without all the work!
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| November 25, 2009
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Featured Recipe: Six-Minute Cranberry-Orange Relish
About ten years ago Beverly turned me onto the wonders of adding a little something extra to canned whole-berry cranberry sauce. I was missing the cranberry relish that my grandmother used to make with fresh-from-the-farm ingredients. If I couldn’t find time for my grandmother’s two-hour recipe, I was inclined to skip cranberry relish altogether.
Beverly encouraged me to compromise rather than relinquish, and I have never looked back. Each year since, I have tinkered with various quick ingredients that I stir into the relish just before the feast is served.
The time I have to spend cooking, even on Thanksgiving Day, hasn’t changed, but my quick cranberry relish takes on a different nuance each year. This recipe for Six-Minute Cranberry-Orange Relish is close to my grandmother’s original relish yet only requires, literally, six minutes start to finish. Compromise never tasted so good.
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From Beverly Mills - November 25, 2009
I have finally decided that cranberry sauce must be the most flexible condiment there is! As long as you put in 12 ounces of cranberries and a bunch of sugar, white or brown, and some liquid to boil it all down in (OJ?!), you'll have the base of a brilliant sauce. Same goes for a raw relish. This whole process takes about 15 minutes start to finish. However, if you don't have fresh berries, this method in today's blog is really good too!
From Coffee Maker - November 25, 2009
wow, that looks beautiful. I can't wait to try and make it, although I am certain mine won't look anything as nice or presentable as that.
From Beverly Mills - November 25, 2009
Oh Yes It Will!!!!! This is a complete no-brainer!
From robin - November 26, 2009
It looks beautiful; I will ask my wife to prepare for me!! One question: Who is making photos for you, and with what camera?? Thanks
From kamalika - November 26, 2009
looks delicious! how does it taste - a bit of both sweet and sour i guess? can not wait to try it out at home.
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Six-Minute Cranberry-Orange Relish
March 10, 2009
Darn close to Alicia’s grandmother’s original Thanksgiving relish yet requires an embarrassingly short time. Compromise never tasted so good.
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From jennyccy - November 25, 2009
It look very sweet! Thanks for sharing this time saver recipe. Now I have more time to prepare extra dishes for the feast.