Cranberry Orange Preserves Recipes

CRANBERRY ORANGE RELISH

Steps:

• Cook the cranberries and sugar in a small saucepan over medium 5 minutes, or just until sugar melts. Stir in the port and cook over medium-low 10 to 15 minutes, or until thickened and the cranberries begin to pop. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange zest and orange juice. Let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, orange zest, oranges, raisins and water. Cover and simmer over medium heat until cranberries are soft. Add pecans and sugar; stir well. Simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes, stirring often. Cool. Spoon into covered containers. Refrigerate. Serve as a relish with poultry or pork, or spread on biscuits or rolls.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE JELLY

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine Lillet, liqueur, sugar and juniper berries if using. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add cranberries and return to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until all the cranberries burst and are very soft, at least 10 minutes total (or use a candy thermometer and cook mixture to 210 to 215 degrees). The mixture should be reduced and thickened, like a very loose jam.
• Strain the sauce into a bowl through a sieve, pushing on the solids with a rubber spatula to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids. Stir the liquid and transfer to a pretty serving bowl or a mold. (If using a mold, spray the insides first with nonstick cooking spray.) A funnel or liquid measuring cup with a spout can be useful for transferring without splashing the sides. Cover and refrigerate for at least three hours, or up to several days. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
• If you chilled the jelly in a mold, turn it out by placing the mold in a large bowl. Carefully pour hot water into the bowl so it comes up the sides of the mold, melting the jelly just enough to release it from the mold. After 3 minutes, try unmolding the jelly onto a serving dish. If it doesn't come out, return to the bowl and try again 2 minutes later. Repeat until the jelly is released. If necessary, return it to the refrigerator to firm up before serving.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE PRESERVES

Steps:

• Stir juice and sugar in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Add remaining ingredients; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until mixture is reduced to 3 cups, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Cool. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover; chill.)

CRANBERRY ORANGE JAM

Steps:

• Zest the orange, then supreme the sections (remove the fruit from the white pith completely). Place the orange zest and sections into a food processor and process 3-4 seconds, it should remain chunky. Place the cranberry mixture, sugar and water in a saucepan. Cover the saucepan and cook on medium-low, stirring every couple minutes, for 15 minutes. Pour into *sterilized canning jars and seal as directed. Label the jars and tie ribbons around them for gift giving.
• *Follow the directions on your canning jars for sterilization.

ORANGE CRANBERRY PRESERVES/SPREAD

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stir orange juice and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• Add in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally until mixture is reduced to about 3 cups (this should take around 15-17 minutes).
• Cool to room temperature.
• Place into a glass jar or bowl and refrigerate up to one week.
• Delicious!

STRAWBERRY-ORANGE PRESERVES

Steps:

• Cook berries and water in a covered nonreactive pot 3 minutes. Uncover and mash fruit a little with a fork.
• Sprinkle gelatin on the orange-juice concentrate and let the gelatin soften. Stir into the hot fruit mixture and cook, stirring, over low heat until gelatin dissolves completely.
• Cool and spoon into jars. Refrigerate or freeze. Refrigerated perserves will last a couple of weeks; frozen, they last months.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE PRESERVES

Steps:

• Stir juice and sugar in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Add all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, simmer until mixture is reduced to 3 cups, stirring occasionally about 15 minutes. Cool. Cover and chill.

FRESH CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, cranberry juice, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 1/2 of the cranberries, pear, orange zest, vanilla extract, star anise, and salt, and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining cranberries and cook, stirring often, until cranberries start to burst and mixture starts to thicken, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Stir in orange marmalade and set aside. Sauce will continue to thicken as it cools. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

WINTER CANNING - CRANBERRY ORANGE RELISH

Steps:

• Wash orange. Cut unpeeled orange into 6-8 pieces, removing seeds.
• Place the cranberries in a food processor. Process until evenly chopped. Spoon into a large saucepan.
• Place the orange pieces in a food processor. Process until evenly chopped. Add to the cranberries.
• Add water and sugar - less sugar if you like a tart relish, more if you prefer it sweeter.
• Simmer over medium heat until cranberries are hot and soft, 5-10 minutes.
• Ladle into clean half-pint canning jars.
• Relish may be frozen. It also keeps well in the refrigerator for up to a month.