Ingredients:
- 400 grams cranberries – washed
- 200 grams caster sugar
- 150 ml of aged port
- 2 cooking apples peeled, cored and chopped into cubes
- 2 orange Zest
- the juice of 2 oranges
Gent top tip – when prepping the apples to stop them turning brown once peeled place them into a bowl of cold water, with the juice and skin of half a lemon.
- To begin this fruity festive classic; weigh and prepare all of the ingredients as stated above.
- Pre-heat a heavy based pan, once the pan is gently warming add both the orange juice and caster sugar cook until the sugar has dissolved with no grains.
- Next add the freshly grated orange zest along with the first 75 ml of aged port.
- Allow the alcohol to burn off, as you want the beautiful subtle fragrance.
- Lastly add both the cranberries and apples (cubed) as well as the other 75 ml of aged port.
- Cook – until it reaches a jam like consistency.
- Decant the mixture into your jars ensure the lid is screwed on tight as this helps to preserve the sauce forming an oxygen free environment, for the best results store for at least 2 months before eating – ready in time for Christmas Day!
The Gourmet Gent 