Cranberry Rosemary Julep Recipes

CJ'S ORANGE CRANBERRIES AND ROSEMARY PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place the pecan halves on a 17-by-13-inch rimmed baking sheet and toast for 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden brown and fragrant. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Mix together the cranberries and the pecan halves in a large bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with the rosemary and sea salt, tossing to coat.

CRANBERRY ROSEMARY WINE JELLY

Steps:

• Bring cranberries, sugar, wine, rosemary, and 2 2/3 cups water to a boil in a 6- to 8-quart pot, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until all berries have burst, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour into a large colander lined with dampened paper towels and set in a deep bowl, then let stand until all juices have drained through, 10 to 15 minutes, and discard solids. If you have more than 4 cups cranberry liquid, boil in a small saucepan until reduced; if less, add water to bring total to 4 cups.
• Stir together gelatin and remaining cup water in a clean small saucepan and let stand 1 minute to soften. Heat over moderate heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved. Stir gelatin mixture into cranberry liquid until combined. Pour cranberry mixture into lightly oiled mold (see cooks' note, below), skimming off any foam. Cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap and chill until firmly set, at least 12 hours.
• To unmold, run tip of a thin knife between edge of mold and jelly. Tilt mold sideways and tap side of mold against a work surface, turning it, to evenly break seal and loosen cranberry jelly. Keeping mold tilted, invert a plate over mold, then invert cranberry sauce onto plate.

ROSEMARY CRANBERRY BLUSH

Steps:

• In a small pot, combine the sweetener, 1 cup water and 2 rosemary sprigs. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook until the sugar is dissolved, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool. Store in a reusable container in the refrigerator.
• Fill 2 glasses with ice. In a cocktail shaker, combine 1/4 cup of the rosemary simple syrup with the cranberry juice (reserve the remaining simple syrup for another use). Shake and pour over the ice into the glasses. Top with the seltzer. Garnish each with a rosemary sprig.

ROSEMARY JULEP

Steps:

• Place the sugar, 1/4 cup water and 2 sprigs rosemary in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat to dissolve the sugar. Remove the pan from the heat and let the rosemary syrup cool. (This will make a bit more than you need but can be kept in the fridge for quite some time.)
• Place 3 tablespoons of the rosemary syrup, the bourbon and seltzer in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until cold and pour in a rocks glass filled with crushed or cracked ice. Garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig.

CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH GIN & ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Tip the cranberries, sugar and rosemary into a pan with about 100ml water. Cook over a low heat for about 15 mins, stirring occasionally, until all the cranberries have burst and the sauce has thickened to a syrupy consistency. Fresh cranberries thicken the sauce more readily than frozen, so it may take a little longer, but be careful not to let the sauce become a jam.
• Scoop out the rosemary and stir through the gin. Cook for 1 min more, then leave to cool. Will keep, covered, in the fridge for three days.