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Homemade Cranberry Sauce With Port

Here's how you make Homemade Cranberry Sauce With Port
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  • Servings: 8-12
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 8-12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 bag fresh (12 ounce) cranberries (3 cups)
  • 1 large orange (juiced and zested)
  • 1/4 cup wine (Port wine - plus additional measure, given below)
  • 2 tablespoons Port wine
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar (more or less if needed which is dependent on the bitterness of the cranberries)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • Stick cinnamon (1 stick)
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a small saucepan combine cranberries, orange juice and zest, port (1/4 cup + the 2 tablespoons), brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmering and cook until cranberries are tender for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • Step 2: In a small cup make a slurry with cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Whisk cornstarch mixture into cranberry sauce and cook, whisking, until sauce thickens. Taste and add more sugar, if necessary.

  • Step 3: Yields: 2 cups

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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