Homemade Port/Orange Cranberry Sauce

Most people don't think about making their own cranberry sauce, but it is quite easy and tastes fantastic, and the aroma of the orange and port will give your home that cosy warm holiday feeling.

1 Orange
12 oz Sugar
150 ml Port (I use a late bottled vintage port)
24 oz Cranberries Fresh Picked Dry or Frozen


Finely grate the zest from the orange and squeeze the juice.
Dissolve the sugar in a medium pan with the port and orange juice.
Stir in the cranberries and orange rind and cook for 30-40 minutes until fruit is soft and the juices are slightly thickened.  The cranberries will start to pop.

If you like chunks of cranberry in your sauce be gentle when stirring. If you like it smooth, beat the berries up or pulse it with a wand.  It took me a few times, and a few port tastings, to get the flavors right.