November 6, 2013

"Cranpompear" Sauce (Cranberry Sauce)


Thanksgiving is three weeks away!  What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?  Over these next few weeks, I'll be sharing some Thanksgiving recipe ideas.

Cranberry sauce is one of the classic Thanksgiving foods.  Many people have a crush on cranberry sauce from the can and are often reminded of childhood memories of the "canberry sauce."  Personally, I'm partial to cranberry sauce made from scratch.

I'm calling this cranberry sauce "Cranpompear Sauce" (say it with a French accent because it will sound even better).  This is a variation on the classic jelly style cranberry sauce combining some of the great fruits in harvest right now: pomegranates and pears.  The classic tart cranberry taste is still there, but the pomegranate seeds add a sweet-tart pop of flavor while the pears add a creamy mild sweetness.  Most cranberry sauces often have booze or juice added during cooking, so I added "adult grape juice" (red wine).  Adding any juice would work - just use what you have on hand.

I cooked this in my bread maker.  My bread maker has an option to make jams/fruit sauces, and the fruit sauces always turn out so well.  It's nice to throw everything in and let the bread maker do the cooking.  Besides, it makes me feel like I'm getting more use out of the bread maker, too.  This can just as easily be cooked on the stovetop with equally good results.  If you are stirring it over the stove, you can always pour yourself a glass of the "adult grape juice" that you use in the cranberry juice.

The pomegranate seeds stayed whole and provide extra flavor and gave unique texture to the sauce.  The seeds softened during the cooking.  If you are looking to jazz up your cranberry sauce, give this a try!

"Cranpompear" Sauce (Cranberry Sauce)

Ingredients:
2 cups (7.5 oz.) fresh cranberries
Seeds from 1 medium pomegranate
2 ripe pears, diced
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup red wine, orange juice, pomegranate, or apple juice
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:
In a pot, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the berries have burst and the sauce is reduced and thickened.  

If using bread maker, insert all ingredients into bread bucket and set the bread machine to the "jams/jelly" option.

Serve hot or cold.

Source: A Simply Sweet Justice Original

10 comments:

  1. Love this "French" version :) Great idea. And yes, my childhood memories include a molded cranberry offering that sported can ring indentions on a fancy serving dish. Pinning this one.

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  2. Sounds divine! I like making my own cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. Makes a good sandwich spread too! Nice meeting you at the Epicurean lunch. Hope to run into you again.

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    1. It was so nice to meet you, too! I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!

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  3. Lovely compote sauce, it is so delicious and bursting with flavour :D
    And the colour is awesome!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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    1. I am sure you could come up with a very decadent cranberry dessert. :)

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  4. Pumpkin pie is my favourite THanksgiving dish, although Cranberry sauce does give the necessary tart flavors to round out the meal. I don't think I'd ever revert to those old canned cranberry sauces- your recipe sure does look original! BTW, Australia does not sell fresh cranberries, so it hasn't been too easy to cook up some cranberry sauce (usually made with cranberry juice).

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    1. Interesting that you can't get fresh Cranberries in Australia! I have to say…I can never find passion fruit here, and I used to enjoy getting it in Australia. I'd trade cranberries for passion fruit!

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  5. Oh what beautiful stuff here, Claire! My favorite Thanksgiving dish is whatever I decide to do with sweet potatoes each year. I don't know why I only eat them this time of year! But I don't know why it never occurred to me to jazz up my cranberry sauce. Adding pears and pomegranate is brilliant! I am most definitely giving this a try this year! : )

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    1. Sweet potatoes are so good and versatile because you can go the sweet or savory route! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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