Make this for your Thanksgiving feast

As you start planning your holiday menus, I wanted to share one of my absolute favorite Thanksgiving dishes: kumquat cranberry sauce. It’s become a must-have in our house: kumquat cranberry sauce.

Cranberry sauce is a perfect complement to Thanksgiving turkey, and no table is complete without it. Cranberry sauce can be whipped up in a matter of minutes (yes, even without using a can!), and this one is equally as easy. Plus, the unexpected citrus flavor is perfection.

This cranberry sauce is especially good once the flavors come together which makes it an ideal complement for leftovers (next-day turkey sandwiches anyone?!) I like to serve mine from a jar; it gives it a wonderful homemade quality and is a pretty look for the table. Let me know if you give it a try and what everyone thinks!

Kumquat Cranberry Sauce

You will need:

– 2  cups water

– 1 cup sugar

– 12 kumquats cut into circle slices (cut the kumquat across to create pinwheel like slices)

– 1 tablespoon grated orange peel

– 1 teaspoon cinnamon

– 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger

– 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

– 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

– 1/2 teaspoon cloves

– 2 12-ounce bags fresh or frozen cranberries

To prepare:

Combine water, sugar, orange peel, kumquat slices and ginger in heavy medium saucepan. Bring mixture to simmer over medium heat. Simmer 4 minutes to blend flavors.

Add cinnamon, salt and clove and simmer 2 minutes. Add cranberries and simmer until berries burst and sauce is thick, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.

Refrigerate cranberry sauce until well chilled. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated)

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