Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Combine cranberries and water in a pot.
Boil without stirring for 10 minutes.
Add sugar and continue boiling until clear, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cranberries
- Provide the tart fruit flavor and the pectin that helps the sauce thicken as it cooks.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the sauce and balances the tartness of the cranberries while helping it set.
The step that matters
Boil without stirring. Stirring breaks the cranberry skins and releases pectin and starch unevenly, which can make the sauce cloudy or mushy. Letting the berries pop gently keeps the texture even and the sauce clear.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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