Zombie Cranberry Sauce

Recipe Information

- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 15 Min
- Servings: Varies

Description

A Note from Chef Logan: I personally hate canned cranberry sauce, and most cranberry sauces people make that are from fresh cranberries I find aren't balanced correctly and come off rather tart, which I don't prefer. This sauce is my personal favorite. Rehydrating the craisins is an inexpensive and easy way to make cranberry sauce with few ingredients in under 15 minutes. I think the hardest thing about this recipe is peeling and dicing the two apples.

Ingredients

**All Ingredients**
- 2 gala apples, peeled and diced
- 12 ounces of craisins
- 2 cups cranberry juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- Zest and juice of half an orange
- ½ an orange sliced
- ½ a cup of sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch slurry

Instructions

Step 1: In a medium saucepan, add the apples, cranberries, cranberry juice, cinnamon stick, star anise, and sugar; bring them to a low simmer and allow the cranberries to rehydrate.

Step 2: Once the cranberries have softened and the apples have begun to take on the color of the cranberries, add in the sliced orange, orange zest, and orange juice.

Step 3: Continue to simmer for a few minutes, allowing the flavors to mingle and the orange to take on the color of the cranberries.

Step 4: Adjust the heat to medium, producing a faster simmer, and pour in about two tablespoons of cornstarch slurry to thicken the mix.

Step 5: Stir it in and remove from heat once thickened. Serve warm or chill before serving.
 

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