From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...We had duck for dinner tonight, and, as is my habit when serving duck or goose, I made a fruit conserve to serve alongside it. I've found that a conserve or chutney helps clear the palate when rich or potentially fatty foods are eaten. A conserve is a fruit spread, much like a fruit preserve, save for the fact that it contains a mixture of fruits and no pectin is required to set it. Only a handful of ingredients are required to make conserves and they really are easy to prepare. I chose cranberries to make ours this evening. While they are seasonal and add great color to the table, the berries were selected more for their tartness than their seasonality. The cranberry is a perfect foil for potentially fatty fowl and the berries make a marvelous conserve. This spread is almost foolproof to make. The only thing you can do to spoil it is to cook it for too long a period of time. Overcooking produces too much juice and excess liquid will keep the conserve from setting. I added raisins and nuts to mine to make it a bit more festive. Here's the recipe.
Christmas Cranberry Conserve...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Mildred Banker and Taste of Home
Ingredients:
4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, halved or very coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
2 oranges, peeled, sliced and quartered
1 cup raisins
1-1/4 cup water
1 cup chopped pecans
2-1/2 cups sugar
Directions:
1) In a large saucepan, combine cranberries, orange zest, oranges, raisins and water. Cover and simmer over medium heat until cranberries are soft, about 5 minutes.
2) Add pecans and sugar; stir well. Simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes, stirring often. Cool. Spoon into covered containers. Refrigerate. Serve as a relish with poultry or pork, or spread on biscuits or rolls. Yield: 3 pints.
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62 comments :
This would be the piece de resistance at any holiday meal Mary!!!
Wow Sweetie,,YUMMY!!!
Thanks for the note you left me yesterday.. Sooooo thoughtful of you..
Sorry for the late reply. We were away at church happenings to day for our church and our G~Daughters too.
Blessings to you from our Sweet Lord in this beautiful season and those to come...Hugs Dena
Yum! That looks delicious! Thanks for sharing and Happy Blue Monday!
Ann
The Christmas Cranberry Conserve is so festive! :) I think they'll be good on some of those coffee cakes (from your previous post) along with butter! :P
Mmm, sounds so yummy and it's so versatile - you could serve it with any type of meat!
Mary...thanks for sharing this. I have half a pkt of fresh cranberries in the freezer after baking your cranberry layered cake ( fantastic cake and keeper for sure ) Now I can make cranberry conserve for Xmas dinner ! Thank you so much. Love your blog :)
Have a great day,
Elin
I'm still uncertain of the difference between conserve and preserves.
This sure looks good.
hugs, bj
I'm still uncertain of the difference between conserve and preserves.
This sure looks good.
hugs, bj
Oh this looks so good! And I love the color of cranberries, always so festive!
I never knew what made it a conserve, and now I do! Hard to believe it's this easy!!
wow, sounds like a yummy appetizer.
this would be a perfect christmas gift:)
Tongue tickling cranberry conserve...
Your cranberry conserve looks delicious! I love the lovely colour!
Hmmmm YUmmmy... It really looks delicious and for sure taste good...
Happy blue Monday!!!:-)
I'm doing cranberry conserve today (while snowed in after the weekend "blizzard"). Mine is slightly different but your recipe sounds delicious. How can one go wrong with cranberries? I hope your day is good.
Best,
Bonnie
Yum. With nuts and raisins added, it sounds good to me.
Happy Blue Monday, Mary!
mmmmmmmmm...I'm a sucker for cranberries!! This sounds wonderful!
I think this conserve would be so great on the scones that I prepared yesterday! It's so lovely! Have a nice day, Mary!
Cranberry conserve is perfect with duck! Offers a nice balance!
Thanks for the recipe, looks beautiful!
Don't tell anyone, but I've only had the jellied kind of cranberry sauce.
Yum! I am eating alot of cranberries this year!
That is the best part of the holiday meal!
That conserve looks so delicious!
What a gorgeous Christmas condiment! Even the colour is perfect for Christmas.
Those ingredients were created to be put together.I don't need the duck. I'll just have a bowl of your conserve.
Thanks for the true meaning of the word "conserve." You have such beautiful pictures. The conserve just twinkles!
I do not know why I enjoy your post so much. I do not cook anymore. Guess I can dream of having all that good stuff you prepare is why. I dearly love cranberry sauce anyway you fix it.
This sounds quite delicious. I have never made duck but I can imagine what a combination this would be.
wow this is so delicious that will really make my sugar very high ehhehehe. Happy blue Monday.
That looks delicious and I like how you tell us what can go wrong to. I don't cook much anymore but I sure love reading recipes and food blogs.
looks very yum, love the colour..
Sounds wonderful! Another winner! Hugs! ♥
We're about to saute some duck leg/thigh combos. Fortunately we have some chutney on hand. I'll bookmark this, though, as I am very fond of cranberries. Happy holidays!
This sounds wonderful. I love the cranberry and orange combination.
My husband would LOVE this!
Your site is one of my favorites! You inspire me.
The tartness of the cranberries must pair so nicely with the fatty duck! How delicious.
Hi Mary,
Thank you so much for stopping by The Country Cottage to have tea with me. I have really enjoyed my visit here with you. Your Christmas Cranberry Conserve looks so good. Thank you for sharing and come back to see me real soon and you have a great week!
Keywords about your world: cozy, yummy, heartwarming... :)
i just love things like this, it looks perfect for a rich savory meat, so delicious!
i can just taste it...so yummy with ornages and zest...looks decadent mary...few days back i made cranberry chutney..and ur conserve looks simply amzing
I always cravings every time i see some food post you have here Ms. Mary. You really do have great talent in cooking.
That looks and sounds wonderful!
Nice preparation.
Yummmy
This looks irresistible! I only wish the cranberries wouldn't have cost so much here...
Mary,
Great recipe! I may have to try it...
Thank you for visiting my site the other day and for your nice comments. Have a great week!
What a lovely, flavorful conserve, Mary! Sounds like a fantastic accompaniment to duck. Hope you're having a wonderful Monday!
For some reason a conserve has always sounded so fancy and intimidating to me, but I am shocked to hear how easy it actually sounds. I do agree with you that this sounds like it would be like heaven next to poultry.
NUM! This looks amazing!
Wow Mary, what a nice cranberry conserve...like the idea of orange, raisin and pecans...beautifully done :-)
sounds delicious.
I think coming to this site is making me fat just looking at all this good food!!!! Wonderful!
Hi Mary, thank you so much for your comments on PS and today. I came by the other day but was distracted and didn't get back to comment. The fruit conserve is pretty and I know it will taste delicious. It certainly is easy enough. I love duck and I haven't had it in years. My friend used orange juice to pour over the duck very often while it roasted. Easy and so good.
I hope you are enjoying the holiday season with baking and cooking all the wonderful things to eat for a celebration of family and friends.
Happy cooking days ahead.
Hugs, Jeanne
mmmmmm....looks really sweet. nice post. thanks for dropping by at my blog. cheers!
This conserve will definitely go well with duck or even ham on the holiday table.
Look at that. My mouth is watering just looking at the photo. I cannot imagine that in real life. Have a wonderful RT.
Hello, I'm still making my Pink Saturday visits. Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment. Everything here looks delish!
Happy Holidays, Shirl
Shirls Rose Cottage
Hello Mary~Perfect recipe...I appreciate any recipes that are easy to prepare, either for gift giving or serving.
I hope you're enjoying the holiday season.
We're making slow progress decking the halls at my home. Hubs cut our Christmas "TREEZILLA"!! down from the backyard this weekend. Turns out what grows outside really appears much smaller then you think, lol. With my college boy home it has put us in a festive mood.
Do you like playing Christmas music while decorating? For me the music welcomes a wonderful sentiment of the season to the air, as does the aromas of baking.
It's good to be back, I hope you get a chance to stop by for a visit.
Sweet wishes,
Sara
Yummy this is a divine recipe! I love to cook and want to give this try.
xx
Wow! This is home cooking at it's best! Cranberry conserve is such a welcome treat to quest this holiday season. I have all the ingredients and a bag of cranberries in the fridge. Got to make this before anything else. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds delicious!
Maria @ LSS
It looks so delicious
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