pat's Recipe

Spiced Cranberry-Port Sauce

Category: SAUCES/MARINADES

1 medium naval orange
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 bag (12 oz) fresh cranberries
1/3 cup port wine

From orange, grate 2 tsp. peel and squeeze about 1/2 cup juice. In large saucepan, combinepeel and juice with cinnamon sticks, sugar, water and cloves; heat to boiling over medium heat. Boil 5 minutes.
Stir in cranberries. Heat to boiling, cook 4 to 5 minutes or until most cranberries burst, stirring occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in Port. Refrigerate at least 3 hours; sauce will thicken as it cools. Discard cinnamon sticks before serving.

makes 4 cups