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Cranberry Sauce With Orange and Cinnamon

By Claire Saffitz

4.5

(12)

A classiclooking chunky cranberry sauce in a brightyellow serving bowl.
Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

Bright citrus and warming cinnamon are the complements cranberries look for this time of the year. Blanching the chopped orange in boiling water before cooking it with the cranberries removes any bitterness from the peel and pith.

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