Spiced Orange-Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

3 whole cloves
3 white peppercorns
1 whole allspice berry
1 star anise
12 ounces cranberries, fresh or frozen
¼ cup dry white wine
¾ cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Preparation

  1. Place cloves, peppercorns, allspice and star anise in a tea ball or tie into a bundle in a piece of cheesecloth with kitchen string.
  2. Combine cranberries and wine in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the cranberries are soft, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the spice bundle, sugar and orange zest. Cook, stirring occasionally, the sauce starts to thicken, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the spice bundle. Serve the sauce warm or chilled.

Spiced Orange-Cranberry Sauce