| Cranberries Meet Mexico
Here is a cranberry side dish with more depth and complexity
than the usual sugar and orange-dominated cranberry sauce. To make
this come out balanced (we have strong ingredients here), reserve, at Step
3, half of the diced jalapeno, some chopped cilantro and half of the lime/orange
juice. At Step 4: taste what you have, add a little of this reserve
or a little of that reserve, and simmer. Repeat until the salsa is
perfect. Serve at room temperature with turkey, chicken and pork dishes.
CRANBERRY SALSA
See Abbreviations, if needed
• 24oz (2 packages, about 6 cups) washed and
sorted
• 1 jalapeno
chili pepper, roasted, peeled, seeds removed, deveined and finely diced.
• ¼C chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 limes
of juice or lime/orange juice (half and half)
• 1C sugar
• 1t salt
• ½ t pepper
• 3 shallots
or spring onions (green part only), small diced
1. Cook the cranberries in water for about 5 minutes
or until they pop
2. Drain
3. Stir in the other ingredients and simmer briefly
4. Taste for heat, tartness and balance (don't drive out all other tastes
with
the cilantro or jalapeno)
5. Return to simmer briefly
6. Cool and refrigerate
Note: Wear gloves when handling hot peppers.
Or, if not, wash hands afterwards with soap and water and then again with
Purell.
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