Spiced-Tea Cranberry Sauce
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 whole cardamom pods
- 3 whole star anise
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 5 Earl Grey tea bags
- 8 cups whole cranberries (about 2 1/2 bags, fresh or frozen)
- In a 4-quart pot over high heat, combine 1 3/4 cups water; 2 1/4 cups sugar; 4 whole cardamom pods; 3 whole star anise; and 3 cinnamon sticks. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Add 5 Earl Grey tea bags, and simmer exactly 2 minutes. Remove tea bags and spices with a slotted spoon and add 8 cups whole cranberries (about 2 1/2 bags, fresh or frozen). Increase heat to medium-high and simmer, stirring often, until cranberries soften and split their skins and sauce thickens, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature before serving (the sauce will thicken further as it cools). Or cover and refrigerate up to 4 days.
sugar, cardamom pods, star anise, cinnamon sticks, cranberries
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spiced-tea-cranberry-sauce (may not work)