We have used this family recipe for a long time. We adore it served alongside our turkey on Thanksgiving. also tastes great on beef, pig, and chicken. Serves as a delicious treat over vanilla ice cream or as an appetizer with crackers. To avoid overdoing it, I prefer to add the orange zest a couple tablespoons at a time. If necessary, add additional sugar at the very end of cooking, 1 tablespoon at a time.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups white sugar, or more to taste
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 (12 ounce) package cranberries, divided
- 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger tequila
- 1 ½ oranges, zested
Instructions
- Heat a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir sugar, orange juice, half the cranberries, and tequila in the warmed saucepan until mixture is slightly reduced, about 20 minutes. Add the remaining cranberries and orange zest; cook and stir until cranberries begin to pop, 10 to 15 minutes.
Reviews
This is a simple recipe with a great result! It is very similar to my usual method, but the little extra from the tequila really adds a nice zing. I will be making this again!
Great tasty recipe. I put all the cranberries in at once instead of half at a time as the recipe calls for. I also added a pinch of nutmeg & a healthy dash of cinnamon.