Cranberry-Orange Relish

By all means make this if you feel like spending and hour on Thanksgiving morning picking out bitter orange peel to try to save this cranberry relish. I used a sweet, very thin-skinned Valencia orange and cut it into eighths, since I didn’t see how 5 pulses would break it down enough. It still did not break down enough, at least for my taste. This is not tart and bright, it is bitter — and no amount of sugar is going to be able to salvage it. I added an apple. I added some finely grated orange zest and supremed and chopped an additional orange. All I taste is orange pith. A sad waste of fresh cranberries. If you must make this, use some clementines. Or zest the orange and use the flesh. Perhaps my 20-year-old food processor just wasn’t up to it, but I don’t think so. Even in the midst of a pandemic, I have a lot of things to be thankful for— including the fact that I had a can of cranberry sauce at the back of the cupboard.

I had made this recipe once, years ago and loved it but lost the recipe. I was so happy to now find it is online. Great and easy to make.

I've made this a couple of times and loved it each time. Easy and very tasty. I make conventional cranberry sauce too for those who need what they're used to, but this is my favorite. First time I was afraid to put in the actual peel and just used zest. Now I do some zest and some peel. Like it every time. Definitely recommend.

I have been making this recipe since it was issued in 1998. My family requests it every year. It has been difficult finding Valencia oranges so I have tried other varities over the years. This year I tried Satsuma oranges and it turned out great! Plus, no seeds. Tangelos work as well. Once you try it you won't go back to the can.

This is amazing! I used clementines because I didn't want to seed an orange. Also, I only used about 3 tblsp sugar.

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and I made the traditional holiday dinner, including this relish for the first time. It was the hit of the evening. The combination of flavors was outstinding and a perfect complement to the meal. I'm never using that canned variety again. (I did use a blender, too as I don't have a food processer and it was fine!)