Boozy Fresh Cranberry-Orange Sauce

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 15
Yield: 15 servings

Description

This fresh cranberry-orange sauce is spiked with Cointreau® which gives the sauce an extra flavor boost. It's perfect with ham, chicken, or turkey, whether it's a holiday or not.

Ingredients

2 cups whole fresh cranberries
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 large orange, zested and juiced
1/3 cup orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
1/8 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Directions

1 Combine cranberries, sugar, water, orange zest, orange juice, orange-flavored liqueur, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.
2 Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sauce with thicken as it cools, to a soft-preserves stage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.