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Christmas cranberry and port sauce

Christmas cranberry and port sauce

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Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without some sweet cranberry sauce to go alongside your turkey. Try this easy recipe - the port adds something a bit different too.

Serves: 6-8
Prep time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Skill level: Easy peasy
Costs: Cheap as chips

Freezable
Make in advance

Ingredients

Cranberry sauce can be made days in advance and kept covered in the fridge until needed.

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250g (8oz) cranberries
100g (3½ oz) caster sugar
Zested rind of 1 orange, plus 4tbsp juice
4tbsp port

Method

Put cranberries, sugar, orange rind and juice into a saucepan, stir over a gentle heat until the sugar dissolves.
Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer gently for 8-10 mins until cranberries are soft and sauce has thickened slightly.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the port.

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Nutritional information per portion

Calories 70(kcal)

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.