Stewed Cranberries
Ingredients
Directions
Wash and pick over the cranberries.
In a pot, combine water and sugar, and bring to a boil while stirring constantly.
Once boiling, add the cranberries and stir until well cooked, about 10 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 base that softens and breaks down into a sauce as they cook.
- Granulated sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and, dissolved in the water, helps the cranberries hold a syrupy texture.
The step that matters
Stirring the sugar and water to a boil. Stirring while the sugar dissolves prevents it from scorching on the bottom of the pot. Bringing the syrup to a full boil before adding the fruit ensures the sugar is fully dissolved so the sauce cooks evenly.
“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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