Friday, December 21, 2012

Quay Po was very "saucy" yesterday


The meaning of “saucy” is "impertinent in an entertaining way; impossible to repress or control". Will you be surprised if I tell you that President Abraham Lincoln had used the perogative word “saucy” and had written out his true feelings about a lady visitor in a short note to himself? This note now belongs to the Library of Congress.  Interesting ha?

My use of the word in today's title is really just a bit word play as I worked in the kitchen making a big batch of cranberry sauce to go with my Quay Lo's roast turkey for Christmas. What lady doesn't enjoy being a little "saucy" now and then even if it only means you made "sauce"? 


As promised in my post on our Thanksgiving celebration last month, today I am sharing the simple recipe of my homemade cranberry sauce. Once you taste this homemade cranberry sauce, you will never want a store bought one. It is full of flavor, compliments fowl, lamb, or pork and is super easy to make. Even though I add a citrus note (well, maybe "chord" is a better word than "note") to the preserve this sauce is more simple in flavor than a chutney as it strikes a balance between tart, sour, and sweet. Perfect!

QPC homemade cranberry sauce
   
  
Ingredients:
(A)
24 oz bag fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp allspice
½ tsp ground nutmeg
2 cinnamon stick
(B)
1 cup orange juice
1 tbs orange zest
1 tbs lemon zest

Method
Place ingredients (A) in a medium pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and let it cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until most of the liquid has reduced, stirring occasionally. Add in ingrdients (B) and mix well and turn of heat. Let it cool to room temperature. Remove cinnamon stick and serve.

Note:  Cranberry sauce can be made days ahead and serve cold or brought to room temperature before serving.

20 comments:

  1. wow... that is one gorgeous looking Cranberry sauce! I m sure all the effort is worth it... :)

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  2. Gorgeous cranberry sauce! All red and glistening, sure whets the appetite :)

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  3. I have tried some cranberry sauce on pork before and I thought the taste was amazing....your recipe sounds easy to make but cranberries are expensive!

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  4. Looks great. Btw Veron, great catching up with you yesterday. Thanks so much for your thoughtful gifts, catch up again after Christmas I hope :)

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  5. QP, may I ask whether it can be replaced with red cherries? I have some cherries left in my fridge... thought of making some for Christmas.. :)

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  6. oooh, i've never had homemade cranberry sauce before. only ever tried the mass-produced ones, and those tend to have an artificial flavor and texture that i'm not a fan of. this looks good! :D

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  7. Your food is awesome and the presentation ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!

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  8. What a delicious looking cranberry sauce!

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  9. Your homemade cranberry sauce looks so red and delicious, much better than the bottle one I have! :) Merry Christmas and have a happy New Year!

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  10. Ooooo...your turkey looks so nicely done. Not buying anymore - too expensive and not enough people to finish the whole bird.

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  11. Love this homemade Cranberry Sauce and so easy! Merry Christmas and look forward to your blog in 2013

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  12. Never like cranberry sauces from the restaurants. They seem more like coloured and flavoured jelly. The recipe looks fine and easy...will try it for tomorrow night's dinner!

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  13. The turkey and sauce looks soo great!

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  14. Your cranberry sauce sounds awesome. I like to eat it by itself, for some reason I just don't enjoy fruit with my meat. I do like the tartness of cranberries though in many other things that are supposed to be sweet. So nice of you to have a traditional western Christmas dinner for your Quay Lo. Of course we never have a traditional Christmas dinner at our house, usually salmon or pork :)
    Wish the best holiday for you and your family!

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  15. What a great partnership in the kitchen - you and your husband! He cooked the turkey and you made the sauce; and it's such a lovely recipe too! Thank you very much for sharing.

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  16. QPC is not only saucey but also juicy and yummy..hahahahhahah

    Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you and ur Quay Lo

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  17. happy masak2 with your quay lo and here's wishing you and your family happy christmas and a great 2013!! Cheers!

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  18. Gorgeous yummy saucy bird..:)
    May your Home be warm, your Holidays grand. Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year!


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  19. Thanks all for the kind comments. I apologize for this late reply because I have been so busy preparing for Christmas. Hope you all had a great one.

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