Chipotle Cranberry Sauce
A spicy twist on traditional cranberry sauce, combining fresh cranberries with smoky chipotle chiles, warming spices like cinnamon and cumin, and a touch of garlic for an exciting holiday condiment.
Ingredients
- •2 whole dried chipotle chiles*
- •1 package fresh or frozen cranberries
- •1⅓ cups sugar
- •3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •1 clove garlic clove
- •¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •¼ teaspoon ground cumin
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place chiles in medium saucepan filled with water; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chiles are tender, adding more water if needed to keep chiles submerged, 1 to 11/2 hours, depending on dryness of chiles. Drain.
90 min
- 2.
Combine softened chipotles, cranberries, sugar, and lemon juice in heavy medium saucepan and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking until cranberries begin to pop, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cinnamon, and cumin. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly and flavors meld, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Cool.
10 min
- 3.
Remove chipotles. Stem and seed. Mince chiles and return to cranberry sauce; stir to distribute. Cover and chill. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep chilled.
5 min
- 4.
Can be found at specialty foods stores, natural foods stores, and Latin markets.