Cranberry Sauce with Port and Cinnamon
A sophisticated twist on traditional cranberry sauce featuring ruby Port wine and warm cinnamon. This elegant sauce combines both dried and fresh cranberries for a rich, complex flavor perfect for holiday meals.
Ingredients
- •1 cup ruby Port
- •2 pieces cinnamon sticks
- •1 cup dried cranberries
- •12 ounce fresh cranberries
- •¾ cup water
- •¼ cup sugar
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Bring ruby Port and broken cinnamon sticks to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium and simmer mixture 5 minutes.
5 min
- 2.
Add dried cranberries to saucepan; simmer until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add fresh cranberries, 3/4 cup water, and sugar; bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until cranberry sauce thickens and is darker in color and berries collapse, stirring often, about 20 minutes. Transfer sauce to bowl; cool. Discard cinnamon sticks. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
23 min