Ruth Lahmayer Chipps, MS, RDN, Commmunications Director - Jackson In Action
Recipe, Photo and content by: Ruth Chipps, MS, RDN, CD
Cranberries are the sauce of the season and this month’s Harvest of the Month features a very quick and delicious ginger-infused cooked cranberry sauce.
Use fresh or frozen berries and incorporate the level of spice you enjoy. For extra zip, use fresh grated ginger root.
Cranberries are rich in nutrients including antioxidants—considered protectors of heart disease and other chronic conditions.
Incorporate cranberries in sauce, baked goods, oatmeal, cookies and even savory bread dressing.
Cranberry Ginger Sauce
Ingredients:
12 ounces fresh cranberries rinsed and drained (about 3.5 cups)
½ cup water
1/3 cup maple syrup or to taste
Juice of ½ navel orange (2 to 3 tablespoons) or to taste
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger or 2 tsp. fresh ginger root, minced
1 tsp. grated orange zest
Method: Add ingredients into saucepan. Stir occasionally so the sauce doesn't stick. Cook until cranberries start to burst and the mixture thickens—about 10 minutes.
Let cool before serving at room temperature or chilled.
“Harvest of the Month is a partnership between Jackson County Department of Health and Human Services, Black River Memorial Hospital, Together for Jackson County Kids, Ho-Chunk Nation, UW Extension-Jackson County, Lunda Community Center, Boys and Girls Club, Hansen’s IGA, local school districts, The Library and the community.”
