15-Minute Cranberry Sauce

Yummy home-made cranberry sauce
If you’re having roasts, poultry or baked ham on your Christmas dinner table, chances are you will want some yummy cranberry sauce to go with it. This recipe for cranberry sauce is so easy and fast, it’ll be done before you can pick up a can at the supermarket. And home-made definitely tastes better. This is now the right time to make the cranberry sauce, bottle it and store in the fridge, where it keeps up to one week. Besides complimenting poultry, you can spread it on cream crackers and baguette sort of like a jam.

Cranberry sauce served with my minimalist roast chicken
Ingredients
(Makes 2 1/4 cups)
Recipe from Ocean Spray Cranberries- 1 cup caster sugar (200g)
- 1 cup water (255ml)
- 4 cups frozen/fresh cranberries (340g or one 12-oz. bag)Directions
1. Bring water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan.
2. Add cranberries and return to a boil.
3. Reduce the heat and boil gently for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, till the cranberries have burst.
4. Let stand to cool completely at room temperature. The mixture will thicken as it cools. Store sauce in refrigerator for up to a week.
Cooking Tips
(from Ocean Spray Cranberries)
1. Do not freeze cranberry sauce. After thawing, it may become too watery. Make the sauce ahead of time and store it in an air-tight container in your refrigerator. It will keep for up to one week.
2. Freeze your bag of cranberries if you are not going to use them within two weeks. Cranberries will freeze nicely and last up to one year.
Where to find frozen cranberries in Singapore
Not all supermarkets in Singapore carry cranberries. You can find them at selected Cold Storage outlets (I got mine from Parkway Parade) or gourmet supermarkets such as NTUC Finest and Jasons. Call the individual outlets to enquire if they carry it before going down to buy.
Directory:
List of Cold Storage outlets in Singapore and phone numbers
Leftover Cranberries?
Check out my Cranberries, Pecans & Orange Muffins recipe
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You have been crazy with cranberries lately. Wonder if Singapores markets sell Saskatoon berry.
I would love to have roasted chicken, but somehow my husband’s family always goes for turkey which I am not a big fan of it ^_^. If I make a roasted chicken at home, I will eat it by myself since my husband is pesco-vegetarian. I would be gladly to ask you and Rita come over :))
I haven’t seen Saskatoon berries so far, I want to get them if I see them! Oh yes, the pepy-rita-wiffy threesome roasted chicken party sounds fun! haha
Sounds good! I have seen the bag that you have at Jason’s Marketplace at Raffles City a couple of weeks ago.
I think Jason’s is selling it a bit more expensively than CS :)
I grew up on the canned, jellied cranberry sauce, (kids love it), but this is what I always make in my own kitchen now. I’m pretty sure there’s a bag of fresh berries in the fridge right now. ; )
Great shots, Wiffy!
Thanks Susan! I’m only recently acquainted with cranberry sauce and this is my first time making it :)
easy-peasy cranberry sauce that looks yummy! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! :D
The cranberry sauce is stunning, looks both great and yummy! The price for cranberry is so expensive because imported. Oh feel like want to have some now :)
yes it is expensive! Imports are always like that :x
So lucky that cranberry is available in Singapore! I wish that Indonesia will import it soon :)
I hope so too! Maybe you can find them at gourmet, more upscale supermarkets. Over here, not many supermarkets carry them as well.
Not sure if Tony Robbins still uses the word “yumbo!” Well this sure looks real “Yumbo!” to me. Nice pics ! No wait..yumbo pics!
Never heard of “yumbo” … it sounds delicious ;)
Didn’t know that cranberry sauce is so versatile. Simple yet delicious! Tks for sharing. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Happy Holidays for you and your loved ones too! :-)
One of my fav berries, but it isn’t very common here..
Fabulous with roasted chicken :)
Happy Holidays!
Cheers,
Gera
I didn’t know cranberries aren’t common in Uruguay. Happy Holidays to you and your family! :)
Cranberry sauce is extremely versatile and so easy to make! Happy holidays!
I agree! And I like your fancy version. Happy Holidays!! :-)
It is so hard to find products such as frozen berries in Singapore. The thought of calling before heading down the stores is such a chore!
You are a meticulous cook! Happy Holiday!
Calling is probably less of a chore than to make a wasted trip ;) You’re so lucky to be in US now, so much access to all the chichi ingredients and at great prices too hehe … Happy Holidays!!! :-)
I’ve got cranberries too. I guess I’m making them into sauce since they’re so sour!
yes, sooo sour, sooo tart. When I ate one to test, my face turns –> :| :!:
I love this but won’t be cooking it this year. BTW, you can use the leftover sauce for thumbprint cookies too ;-)
that’s a great idea. I’m going to google some recipes for that, thanks :)
A great recipe! Gotta try the recipe when I get some fresh cranberries.
I’m not a fan of cranberry sauce, I think it’s an acquired taste. But I do like the cranberry salsa that I had at a friend’s house years ago, that was surprisingly to my liking.
I have loads of them in my freezer, must have them made into some sauce for this christmas! merry christmas to you and a jolly good new year!
what a great gift idea too… and it looks easier than i thought it would be too. Looking forward to your chicken recipe. merry christmas and a great year ahead!!!!
This is so impressive to me but thanks for making it sound so easy!
I am not a big fan of cranberry sauce, but I do like poultry a lot. Have you ever tried red cabbage ‘salad’ or Rotkohl (in German)? It’s very yummy and goes very well with poultry too. Btw, Merry belated Christmas and Happy New Year 2010 :)!
This is something like making strawberry jam, which I did few months back. Simple, easy but taste marvelous!
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