Cranberry Tangerine Relish With Variation Recipes

CRANBERRY-TANGERINE RELISH

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger and cook until soft. Add tangerine juice and brown sugar and bring to a boil. Add half of the cranberries and cook until they pop. Add remaining cranberries and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add tangerines and zest. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve at room temperature.

CRANBERRY, TANGERINE, AND CRYSTALLIZED-GINGER RELISH

Steps:

• Using on/off turns, coarsely chop cranberries in processor. Transfer to medium bowl. Using on/off turns, coarsely chop tangerine in processor. Combine with cranberries. Mix in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Serve cold or at room temperature.

TANGERINE-CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir cranberries, confectioners' sugar, tangerine juice, tangerine zest, and cinnamon together in a non-stick saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the cranberries pop and the mixture thickens, 15 to 20 minutes. Crush any remaining whole cranberries against the sides of the saucepan with a spatula to burst.

CRANBERRY-TANGERINE RELISH WITH VARIATION

Steps:

• Rinse and drain cranberries discarding any bruised ones. Peel tangerine and use sharp paring knife to remove excess strings from segments. Using same knife, scrape the pith from the inside half of the peel and finely chop the peel. Measure out 1 Tbsp. In food processor, combine the cranberries, tangerine segments, the 1 Tbsp chopped peel, 1/2 cup sugar and five spice powder. Pulse 8-10 times to desired coarse consistency. Taste and add more sugar if desired. Spoon into glass bowl, cover and chill at least 1 hour or overnight. CRANBERRY VANILLA BEAN AND TOASTED ALMOND VARIATION: Omit 5 spice powder. Substitute scraped seeds from half of 1 vanilla bean for the tangerine and use brown sugar instead of white. After processing remove the mix to a bowl and pulse a peeled, cored and quartered Honey Crisp or Fuji apple with 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds 4-5 times and combine with cranberry mix. CRANBERRY, JALAPENO and RED ONION RELISH Omit tangerine, sugar and 5 spice powder and add 1 Tbsp finely chopped and seeded jalapeno, 1/4 cup honey, 1 tsp minced lime peel and 1 Tbsp lime juice. Process, stir in 1/4 cup finely diced red onion and pinch of salt