Cranberry-Orange Sauce

Name: Cranberry-Orange Sauce
Yield: Serves 9 (Makes about 2 1/4 cups)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup, water; 1 cup, granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, grated orange zest; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; , 1 (12-ounce) bag cranberries, picked through; 2 tablespoons, orange liqueur (such as Triple Sec or Grand Marnier)

Fruit
Quick
Make Ahead
Condiments
Sauces
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1999

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SERVES 9 (Makes about 2 1/4 cups)

TIME 15 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling

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