Basil Cranberry Sauce
Liven up this year’s cranberry sauce with flavor-packed Bowery Basil!
Yield: 8 servings
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Made for Bowery By
Eric Adjepong
Chef Eric Adjepong is a Top Chef alum and Top Chef Amateurs judge. As a first-generation Ghanaian-American born and raised in New York City, Adjepong sources the flavors and influences in his cooking from many of the West African dishes he grew up eating.
Featured Bowery Ingredients
Ingredients
- 32 oz. fresh cranberries, rinsed
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- 2 oranges, juiced and zested
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup maple syrup or agave
- 1/4 cup pure pomegranate juice
- 3 tablespoons Bowery Basil, chopped
Recipe Preparation
- In a non-reactive large saucepan, combine all ingredients except the basil.
- Simmer over medium heat, stirring often, until cranberries begin to pop – about 10 minutes.
- Continue to cook over low heat, another 15 minutes.
- Stir in the chopped Bowery Basil.
- Using a fork, smash half of the cranberries and mix or just leave whole.
- Season with salt and more lemon juice.
