Cranberry Rum Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Empty a 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries into a saucepan and transfer 1/2 cup to a small bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 strip orange or lemon zest and 2 tablespoons water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste and cool to room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, until berries just pop, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in zest, then cool. Do Ahead: Cranberry sauce may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered. Editor's note: This recipe was originally published in the November 1999 issue of 'Gourmet' and first appeared on Epicurious in August 2004. Head this way for more of our best Thanksgiving sides →

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 9 or 10 inch Bundt pan lightly with cooking spray and dust with flour.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and allspice.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter, white sugar, and 3/4 cup brown sugar. Mix in eggs, 1/3 cup rum, and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture in three additions alternately with applesauce, ending with flour. Stir in dried cranberries. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes, remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
• In a small saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar, confectioners' sugar, and 2 tablespoons rum. Heat until smooth; if mixture is too thick, add water and maybe a little more rum. Drip glaze over cooled cake.

Steps:

• Tie the cinnamon, cloves and mace into a spice bag.
• Give it a few good hits with a rolling pin.
• In a large stainless or enamel pot bring the sugar and water to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Add the cranberries and spice bag, simmering 5 minutes more.
• Add the Captain Morgans Rum and simmer for 10 minutes more.
• Remove from heat.
• At this point you can: Chill overnight and serve with Turkey, Chicken, Game Hens or Quail.
• Freeze for up to 1 month.
• Or Can.
• Ladle hot product into clean, sterile, hot jars.
• Wipe rims and seal.
• Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
• Adjust times for higher elevations.