Recipe: Fresh Orange-Cranberry Sauce with Walnuts

Fresh Orange-Cranberry Sauce with Walnuts

Adapted from Bon Appetite (December 2001)

Yield: Approximately 4 cups

Ingredients

1 12-ounce bag cranberries

1 c sugar

1 c fresh orange juice

1 t grated orange peel

1 medium seedless orange, all peel and pith cut away, fruit diced

3/4 c walnuts, toasted, and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1 T Grand Marnier (optional)

Instructions

Combine first 4 ingredients in medium saucepan; bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook until cranberries are tender and mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in orange pieces, walnuts and Grand Marnier (if using).

Transfer to bowl and let cool completely. Cover and chill until cold, at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.