Cranberry Fig Relish Recipes

Steps:

• Place orange pieces in a food processor, and process until finely diced, about 30 seconds. Add figs, cranberries, and concentrate; pulse until coarsely chopped, 5 to 6 pulses.
• Transfer to a bowl, cover, and place in the refrigerator to sit overnight. To serve, remove from the refrigerator, and let stand until room temperature, about 2 hours.

Steps:

• Cook the cranberries, sugar, and 1 cup of water in a saucepan over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until the skins pop open. Add the apple, zests, and juices and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove from the heat, let cool, and serve chilled.

Steps:

• Bring the wine to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the figs and let soak until soft, about 30 minutes. Drain, and add the chopped figs to the Base Cranberry Sauce and cook another minute or so. Stir in the balsamic vinegar, and, if desired, stir some of the soaking liquid into the finished sauce.
• Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the ginger and shallots and cook, stirring, until soft and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar, honey, orange juice, granulated sugar, and salt. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves and mixture is nice and bubbly.
• Add half the cranberries and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries pop and the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining cranberries and cook another 5 minutes or so.

Steps:

• Bring water, brown sugar, and maple extract to a boil in a non-reactive saucepan. Add cranberries and figs. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add rosemary and cook until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes more.
• Carefully remove rosemary sprig and discard. Remove pot from the burner and let cool, about 10 minutes. Pour sauce into a bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Put cranberries and dried figs in a food processor and blend until coarsely chopped. Transfer to a bowl and add mint and basil, if using. Stir together marmalade and balsamic vinegar. Add to the cranberry mixture; stir well. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 1 week. You may freeze up to 6 months;thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving. Enjoy!
• Makes 4 cups.
• Tip:.
• If the cranberries are frozen measure while frozen. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes to thaw slightly before processing.

Steps:

• In a sucepan over medium heat, heat the oil and then add in the onion and ginger, cooking until soft (5 minutes).
• Add teh garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Stir in orange juice and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
• Stir in half of the cranberries and if using dried figs -- add them now (if you are lucky enough to get fresh figs add them at the end)., cook, stirring ocassionally until berries pop and mixture thickens.
• Add the remaining cranberries (and fresh figs is using) and cook until berries pop (5 minutes).
• Remove from heat and stir in orange zest; season with salt and pepper if desired.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine all the ingredients; cook over low heat until most of the cranberries have burst, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer cranberry sauce to a small bowl. Let cool; cover, and refrigerate up to 3 days. Let stand at room temperature, 30 minutes, before serving.

Steps:

• Bring wine to a boil with figs in a small saucepan, then remove from heat and steep figs, covered, until tender, about 30 minutes. Strain mixture through a sieve into a medium heavy saucepan and reserve figs in a small bowl.
• Add cranberries, sugar, and zest to wine and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Adjust heat and continue to simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cranberries burst and mixture is thickened slightly, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and discard orange zest strips, then stir in figs. Let cool completely.