Zehnders Cranberry Relish Recipes

FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor, pulse several times to breakdown the cranberries and incorporate the ingredients; it should still be a bit chunky. Allow the cranberry relish to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, so the flavors can marry.

ZEHNDER'S CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Blender Large mixing bowl Spatula Freeze the cranberries overnight. Wash and core the apples, set aside. Peel and chop the oranges in the blender, add to the large mixing bowl when done. Chop up about a third of the frozen cranberries in the blender at a time, adding them to the large mixing bowl as you go to ensure that they're chopped up evenly. Chop up about half the apples in the blender at a time, add them to the large mixing bowl when finished. Pour the sugar into the large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients well. Chill before serving.

CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Wash and scrub the apple and orange.
• Rinse the cranberries in a colander.
• Cut the ends off of the orange just a little, until the sections show through.
• Core the apple and cut into quarters.
• In a food processor on chop with chop blade, chop the frozen cranberries until a relish consistency.
• Scoop out into a bowl.
• Chop apple the same way and add to bowl.
• Cut orange into quarters and add to processor-chop until all rind is in very small relish like particles.
• Add to bowl.
• Mix lightly and sprinkle about 1/2 or 2/3's of the one cup of sugar over mixture and let sit for about 1/2 hour.
• After sitting, mix again and taste.
• If mixture is too tart for you add more sugar until right for you.
• We like it tart.
• Add nuts last.
• Note:We quadruple this recipe or more each year.
• For each additional batch, keep out some of the sugar until the batch has rested.
• The fruit does tend to sweeten some naturally and this shouldn't be real sweet.
• Also-this freezes well.
• After the holidays I make several more batches for the rest of the year and freeze in individual containers-ziplock type bowls- (one per meal 4 serving size).
• Keeps forever and is handy to get out for picnics in the summer also.
• ****For freezing batches I do this without the nuts-they tend to mush out over long periods of time-and though they freeze well as nuts they don't adapt to freezing in liquid foods.
• **2010 update re: option for nuts. Place crushed nuts in a small side bowl and let those who like the nuts sprinkle what they want to mix in with their serving. This also works well, because if there are leftovers, you can freeze it without worrying about the nuts getting mushy. Other option--make two batches, one with and one without With large family gatherings and different tastes or food some can't eat, requirements, this solves the problem. Enjoy.

CRANBERRY RELISH III

Steps:

• Wash cranberries and pick out any spoiled berries. Drain, and put in a food processor with kumquats, sugar and nuts. Blend until well chopped - be careful not to process it too much or it will be mush. Chill and serve.

MAMA STAMBERG'S CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Grind the raw berries and onion together. (use an old-fashioned meat grinder or a food processor) - it should be chunky not a puree.
• Add everything else and mix.
• Put in a plastic container and freeze.
• Early Thanksgiving morning, move it from freezer to refrigerator compartment to thaw. ("It should still have some little icy slivers left.").
• The relish will be thick, creamy and shocking pink.

FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Pulse ingredients in a food processor until combined but still chunky.