Cranberry Sauce

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• 600 g cranberries

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• 300 g sugar

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• 257 ml port — ruby port

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• 257 ml orange juice

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• 2 sticks cinnamon sticks

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• 3 star anise

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Step by step

1. 1

   Grate the zest of a small orange. Put the zest in a medium-sized saucepan with 350g cranberries, 175g sugar, 150ml ruby port, 150ml orange juice, 1 cinnamon stick and 2 star anise.

2. 2

   Heat gently until the mixture is simmering, making sure you stir it all the time.

3. 3

   Then turn down the heat and leave it to simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

4. 4

   Add 2 orange slices and simmer for a further 5 to 10 minutes, until the cranberries have reduced.

5. 5

   Before serving, remove the cinnamon, star anise and orange slices.