Cranberry sauce – traditionally accompanying the roast turkey on Christmas Day, it’s rarely regarded as the great all-round year perfect partner for white meats that it is, adding an air of vibrancy and a tart taste to sandwiches, too.

Ingredients

450g of fresh cranberries, washed

500g of sugar (any kind)

330ml of water

1 orange

Method

• Grate or pare the rind from the orange, avoiding carrying the white pith off it. Juice the juice from the orange.
• Place the orange rind, cranberries and sugar in a saucepan adding the water.
• Bring the ingredients to the boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Then simmer for about 20 minutes or until the cranberries begin to burst.

Dawn: At this point, I taste the mixture and slowly add the orange juice as I prefer a hint of orange rather than an overwhelming explosion of orangey flavours. 

Andrew: That’s a good tip, Dawn…