Description
Culinary legend Julia Child’s cranberry sauce elevates holiday tables with French-inspired elegance. Mediterranean warmth meets American tradition in this simple yet sophisticated recipe you’ll treasure during festive gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz (340 g) fresh cranberries
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (240 ml) orange juice
Instructions
- Liquefaction: Combine sugar and orange juice in a medium saucepan, heating over medium temperature while gently stirring until the sugar dissolves, creating a clear, silky liquid.
- Cranberry Integration: Introduce fresh cranberries into the sugar syrup, dispersing them evenly and allowing them to simmer gently, stirring periodically to prevent adherence to the pan’s surface.
- Transformation: Continue cooking for 8-10 minutes, observing as cranberries burst and release their rich crimson essence, gradually thickening the mixture into a luscious, glossy sauce with a jam-like texture.
- Cooling Process: Remove from heat and let the sauce rest at room temperature, enabling natural thickening and flavor intensification, creating a vibrant, tangy condiment that will solidify as it cools completely.
Notes
- Measure Precisely: Use exact sugar and orange juice quantities for perfect sauce consistency and balanced sweetness.
- Watch Carefully: Monitor cranberry cooking process closely to prevent burning and ensure ideal texture without overcooking.
- Temperature Control: Maintain medium heat throughout cooking to help cranberries burst evenly and create smooth sauce.
- Cooling Matters: Allow sauce to cool completely at room temperature, as it will naturally thicken and develop deeper flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 217
- Sugar: 37 g
- Sodium: 3 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg