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Cranberry Sauce With Roasted Shallots And Port

Courses: Sauces

Recipe Ingredients

18 teaspoons 90mlShallots - peeled, and (large)
  Quartered lengthwise through root end
1 tablespoon 15mlVegetable oil
5 teaspoons 25mlMinced fresh thyme
5 tablespoons 75mlBalsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon 15mlSugar - plus
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar
1 2/3 cups 394mlRuby Port
1/3 cup 53g / 1.9ozGolden brown sugar - (packed)
1   Bag cranberries - (12 oz)
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozDried currants
1 tablespoon 15mlChopped fresh marjoram

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss shallots with oil and 3 teaspoons thyme on small rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Mix 1 tablespoon vinegar and 1 tablespoon sugar in small bowl. Drizzle over shallots; toss to coat. Continue roasting until shallots caramelize, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven.

Bring Port, brown sugar, 4 tablespoons vinegar, and 1/2 cup sugar to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add cranberries and currants; cook until berries pop, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Mix in marjoram and 2 teaspoons thyme. Mix in shallots. Transfer to bowl. Cover and chill overnight. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Serve cold or at room temperature.

This recipe yields about 4 cups.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 2002

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