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Cranberry Sweet and Sour Sauce

Categories Appetizer/Snacks, Easy Recipes, Sauces, Side Dish, Vegan/Vegetarian

This cranberry sweet and sour sauce is really simple and easy to put together and it’s delicious! It’s great as a dip, spread or sauce. It has a good vinegar bite to it with the sweet and sourness from the cranberries and hints of orange. Everything works together so harmoniously.

I love this recipe as a dipping sauce for my chicken cilantro eggrolls recipe CLICK HERE, it’s the perfect compliment to the eggrolls. You can use it with any other eggrolls too, It’s also great with soft cheeses, in stir fries, over some fried chicken or spread on sandwiches, wherever you use sauce it can be used.

This recipes can be blended for a smooth version, my preferred version by blending with an immersion blender, food processor or blender or you can keep it chunky if you prefer.

What you need to make cranberry sweet and sour sauce:

makes 1 cup

  • 1 cup cranberries
  • 1 jalapeno – minced seeds taken out for medium heat and left in for hot
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • pinch salt
  • zest of 1/2 an orange

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a sauce pan and bring mixture to a boil, stirring frequently.
  2. Cranberries will soften and when they do, this takes roughly 3 minutes, remove from heat. If mixture over reduces, add a little more vinegar to rehydrate the mixture.
  3. Blend with an immersion blender or in a food processor or serve chunky.

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Cranberry Sweet and Sour Sauce

Delicious sweet and sour sauce, perfect for dipping eggrolls, with cheeses or in a stir-fry.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Sauce
Cuisine: appetizer, Sauce
Keyword: appetizer, cranberry, sauce, side dish
Servings: 1 cup

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cranberries
  • 1 jalapeno – minced seeds taken out for medium heat and left in for hot
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • pinch salt
  • zest of 1/2 an orange

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to a sauce pan and bring mixture to a boil, stirring frequently.
  • Cranberries will soften and when they do, this takes roughly 3 minutes, remove from heat. If mixture over reduces, add a little more vinegar to rehydrate the mixture.
  • Blend with an immersion blender or in a food processor or serve chunky.