Name: star anise cranberry sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 1/2 cup ruby port; 1/2 cup water; 3/4 cup sugar; 12 ounces cranberries; 2 whole star anise; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1 pinch salt

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star anise cranberry sauce created by Cindy Lynn

this smells wonderful and can be made ahead, refrigerated for a week

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ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup ruby port
¹⁄₂ cup water
³⁄₄ cup sugar
12 ounces cranberries
2 whole star anise
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 pinch salt

directions

in a saucepan bring port, water, sugar, salt, and star anise to a boil, immediately remove from heat, cover, and let it stand for 20 minutes to infuse the flavors.
return the liquid to a boil, add cranberries, return to boil, lower heat to simmer.
cook for 8-10 minutes until cranberries pop and sauce thickens.
remove star anise and stir in orange zest.
cool.

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question by love lake

10/6/2019

can I use white wine in place of red

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review by iris5555

1/1/2009

Delicious! The star anise adds a lovely subtle taste and beautiful aroma.

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review by recoverinpickyeater

12/28/2007

I loved this recipe, and made it for thanksgiving and Christmas. Very easy and particularly tasty. Everyone loved it, and it is great leftover for sandwiches or on english muffins. Will definitely make again!

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review by Abi Fae

11/23/2006

we had this for thanksgiving dinner. it was very good! i used turbinado for the sugar, and it was a good level of sweetness. i did have to cook it for twenty minutes before it was thick enough. i don't know if it was the change in sugar or the high altitude (i'm in denver), but it tasted wonderful and did thicken in the end.

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3/14/2004

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