Description
Spicy Bobby Flay cranberry sauce blends tangy berries with fiery jalapeños for a zesty holiday condiment. Unexpected heat and sweet complexity make this sauce a memorable addition to festive meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) cranberries
- 1 ¼ cups (250 g) sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) chopped pickled jalapenos
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 lime (zest and juice)
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) pickled jalapeno brine
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine most cranberries in a medium saucepan, setting aside 1 cup for later addition.
- Flavor Infusion: Add lime juice, granulated sugar, ground cumin, salt, chopped jalapeños with brine, and water to the saucepan.
- Simmering Process: Heat the mixture to medium, allowing cranberries to break down and create a glossy sauce, stirring occasionally for 15-20 minutes.
- Texture Enhancement: Introduce reserved whole cranberries, gently mixing and cooking for an additional 3-4 minutes until slightly softened.
- Zest Finishing: Remove from heat, delicately incorporate freshly grated lime zest.
- Cooling and Resting: Transfer sauce to a serving container, letting it cool to room temperature.
- Flavor Development: Refrigerate for minimum 3 hours to allow flavors to meld and achieve optimal serving consistency.
Notes
- Manage Heat Carefully: Control medium heat to prevent burning and ensure even cooking of cranberries without scorching the sauce.
- Balance Spice Levels: Adjust jalapeño quantity based on personal heat tolerance, removing seeds for milder flavor or adding more for extra kick.
- Texture Tip: Reserve some whole cranberries to create a delightful mix of smooth and chunky textures in the final sauce.
- Flavor Enhancement: Allow sauce to rest in refrigerator for at least 3 hours to let ingredients meld and develop a more complex, harmonious taste profile.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 162
- Sugar: 39 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg