Holiday Fruit Sauce For Meat Recipes

PERFECT CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Empty a 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries into a saucepan and transfer 1/2 cup to a small bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 strip orange or lemon zest and 2 tablespoons water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste and cool to room temperature before serving.

HOLIDAY MINCEMEAT CAKE WITH EGGNOG RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 deg. Spray oven-safe 11-inch skillet or a 9 X 13 cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions, except reduce the water by 1/4 cup. After mixing, fold in the mincemeat and nuts.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. Cake is done with toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Let cool 5 min. Run a knife around edge of pan and invert onto serving plate.
• Sauce: Combine butter, sugar and eggnog in small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Boil for 2 min. Remove from heat stir in rum or rum extract and a dash of nutmeg. Serve warm.

HOLIDAY FRUIT SAUCE FOR MEAT

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the water and bouillon to a boil over high heat and dissolve all the granules, stirring, (NOTE: you can use 1 bouillon cube if you don't have the bouillon granules/powder).
• Once the bouillon is dissolved and the water is boiling, stir in the chopped apricots, the raisins and the cranberries. Reduce the water by about half through the boiling process and then lower the heat down to the low setting.
• Add the maple syrup and the vinegar, stirring.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter until it melts.
• Serve hot, over the cooked meat of your choice.

HOT CURRIED FRUIT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the brown sugar, curry powder and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. In a lightly greased 2-qt. baking dish, combine the fruit; mix well. Pour sauce over the mixed fruit. Bake, uncovered, at 300° for 30 minutes or until heated through.

SPICY DRIED FRUIT DESSERT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except those to finish the sauce in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped; do not purée. Transfer to an airtight container and let rest at least 1 day, or up to 4 weeks.
• When ready to serve, transfer to a saucepan and add enough rum or other liquid to loosen. Heat until warm and bubbly. If desired, add black pepper to make the mixture more spicy. To make a richer sauce, whisk in cold butter 1 tablespoon at a time, to taste.
• Serve warm over ice cream, pumpkin pie or baked apples.

CURRIED FRUIT SAUCE FOR HOLIDAY MEATS

Steps:

• Drain mandarin oranges and reserve juice, adding water to juice to make 1 1/2 cups and set aside.
• In a sauce pan, on low heat, add cornstarch, brown sugar, meat juice/bouillon, curry powder and ginger, stir till ingredients are mixed.
• Slowly, add reserved liquid. Cook and stir over medium high heat until mixture thickens.
• Add oranges and craisins, stirring on low heat till all is incorporated, not more than two minutes. The sauce will thicken as it cools. Enjoy~