Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving. This holiday can be full of stress for those who have to do all planning shopping and cooking and i can see how it might be a little less exciting for those who dont enjoy the art of cooking and look at it more like a checklist.

So i made this cranberry sauce, and it is so good and so easy, you can throw this together in as little time as opening a can.

14-oz. package fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

3/4 sugar
½ cup fresh orange juice
⅓ cup Grand Marnier or Brandy
8 whole black peppercorns
6 whole allspice berries
5 whole cloves of garlic

2" stick cinnamon, broken in half
Feel free to add any other aromatic spices like star anise, cloves or fresh thyme.

Combine all your ingredient in a saucepan and turn on med heat. Next of you have cheesecloth great, wrap your spices in that and tie securely, if not, i used a coffee filter. Submerge in the liquid and let it simmer till it becomes thick. Now if you let it over reduce just add some water or orange juice. This could take as long as 20-30 minutes.

At this point you want to remember that its hot and it will harden more when it cools. So make a judgement call on how jelly like you want it, and if you want it a little runny go with it. 

Chill and serve.