The BEST Cranberry Sauce Ever!

Here it is Thanksgiving again and we have so much to be thankful for. This year we're going for the whole turkey dinner and this is the cranberry sauce that is so fabulous! This is a rendition of Michael Mina's cranberry sauce. It's well worth the extra ingredients for the added flavor. We just changed it up a bit. It's by far the best cranberry sauce we've ever eaten! Hope you'll give it a try. You'll be happy you did.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone! Let's all count our blessings!

SERVES: 8
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:
1 teaspoon whole cloves placed in a tea ball
The BEST Cranberry Sauce Ever Ingredients

The BEST Cranberry Sauce Ever Ingredients

2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
1 pound fresh organic cranberries
1 1/4 cups sugar
Zest of 4 Mandarin oranges (regular oranges are ok)
1/2 cup Mandarin orange juice (or regular oranges)
3/4 cup champagne (1 small bottle)
1 vanilla bean
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

PREPARATION:
1. Place the whole cloves in a tea ball then set aside. Using a paring knife, split the vanilla bean lengthwise. Using the back of the knife, scrape the seeds out. Zest the Mandarins and set aside.
2. In a medium sauce pot, over medium high heat, add the grapeseed oil, cranberries and sugar.

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3. Then add the orange juice, orange zest and champagne and stir to combine. Next add the cardamom, cloves in a tea ball, vanilla beans and pod and cook until the liquid is reduced and the cranberries are soft. This will take about 20 minutes. It will thicken up as it cools down. Remove from heat and add the butter.
4. When the mixture has cooled slightly, either leave the berries whole or puree part of the sauce with an immersion blender. Leave some of the berries whole for texture. Refrigerate.

PLATING:
This is a side dish and can be served with slices of the Mandarin orange for a garnish. We like to take the cranberry sauce out of the refrigerator about an hour before serving to bring to room temperature.

Bon appetit,
Tom and Anita

The BEST Cranberry Sauce Ever!