Cranberry Sauce, make your own

It’s the season for this sauce. Most everyone likes it but why not make your own and kick it up a little. I suggest making this very easy sauce with orange liqueur. I like making it with Triple Sec but you can use Grand Marnier or Blue Curacaco if you have it on hand.

All you do is take a package of cranberries and put them in a glass pie dish. Add some surgar, squeeze a little fresh orange juice on it and stick it in the oven for about one hour. Once done add the orange flavor liqueur Triple Sec.

Chill for 4 hours and serve. You can make it three days in advance.

Triple Sec Cranberry Sauce

Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

1 – 12 oz package fresh cranberries

1 1/4 cups sugar

2 tablespoons fresh orange juice. (cut an orange in half and squeeze half of it on the mixture)

2 tablespoons Triple Sec or other orange-flavored liqueur

Preheat oven to 325F. Place cranberries in glass baking or pie dish. Sprinkle sugar, then orange juice over. Cover tightly with foil. Bake until juices form and cranberries are very soft, about 1 hour. Uncover and mix in liqueur. Cover and refrigerate until very cold, about 4 hours. Can be prepared 3 days in advance. Keep chilled.