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Nan's Orange Cranberry Compote
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Maggie Conlon MartinNan's Orange Cranberry Compote
I don't care much for traditional cranberry sauce, and that jellied version that slides out of a can is just nasty. But it just seemed wrong to have a Thanksgiving dinner without cranberry sauce. So years ago I developed my own tastier version. I absolutely LOVE this stuff! Even if you're not keen on cranberries, I urge you to give this a try; it might change your mind!
Ingredient
Food ration :
0 servingsCooking time :
45 mins
2 cup
water
2 pints
fresh cranberries
3/4 cup
sugar
1 cup
walnut pieces
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Place cranberries in a colander and rinse with cold water. Discard any white berries (not ripe), soft, squishy berries (over ripe), or icky looking berries.
* Step 2
Zest the oranges, getting just the bright orange outer layer, none of the white pith. Each will yield about 1 tablespoon of zest.
* Step 3
Place the cranberries in a medium saucepan. Add the water, sugar, and orange zest and stir to combine. Place on high heat, bring to a boil, and cook on high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and cook another 5 minutes.
* Step 4
Remove the cranberry mixture from the heat when done cooking and add orange gelatin. Stir to dissolve.
* Step 5
While the cranberries are cooking, peel the oranges removing as much of the white pith layer as possible without getting all OCD and making yourself crazy.
* Step 6
Separate the orange segments and cut them into thirds. You want big, juicy orange bites in the finished compote! Set them aside.
* Step 7
Stir in the oranges and walnuts. Stir well to evenly distribute everything.
* Step 8
Stir in the canned pineapple along with its juice. Allow to cool (don't refrigerate) for 30 minutes.
* Step 9
When completely cooled, spoon into containers, cover and refrigerate. I like to make the day before I want it so it's very well chilled when served.
* Step 10
If serving this as a dessert, it's extra yummy topped with a big squirt of whipped cream and a maraschino cherry! You can also change it up a bit with a different flavor of gelatin. Grape is quite good.
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