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Port Cranberry Sauce

Skip the canned stuff and make your own cranberry sauce. This Port Cranberry Sauce is just as easy as opening a can and infinitely tastier!
Port Cranberry Sauce on a Boat ⚓ Wife on a Boat
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
8 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups whole cranberries fresh or frozen
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 ¼ cups port wine
  • 1 ½ tbsp cornstarch
  • ¼ cup cold water

Instructions

  • In saucepan, bring berries, sugar and port to boil.
  • Cook 5 to 7 minutes or until the cranberries’ skins pop and it begins to look at cranberry sauce.
  • Dissolve cornstarch in cold water and stir into cranberry mixture.
  • Bring to boil, stirring constantly until thickened.
  • Serve immediately or make ahead and store in fridge up to three days. Reheat before serving.

Notes

This Port Cranberry Sauce was boat tested and tasted on a 1978 Tollycraft 37 Sedan using a MagicChef Propane stove. See other boat tested and tasted recipes.
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