Pickled Cranberries

Name: Pickled Cranberries
Prep time: 1 d
Cook time: 1 d
Total time: 1 d
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon allspice berries; 710 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 1 teaspoons black peppercorns; 2 cinnamon sticks; 680 grams cranberries; 710 milliliters granulated white sugar; 0 teaspoons juniper berries

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Pickled Cranberries a try. This gluten free and vegan recipe serves 3. One serving contains 942 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. If you have cranberries, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon sticks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 24 hours.

Instructions

Prepare a boiling water bath and three pint jars.

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Water

Place lids in a small saucepan of water and bring to a gentle simmer.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Wash cranberries and pick over for any stems or bad berries.

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Cranberries

Berries

Combine vinegar and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.

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Vinegar

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Add cinnamon sticks to the brine.

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Cinnamon Stick

Brine

Place allspice berries, whole cloves, black peppercorns and juniper berries in a spice bag or tie them up in a length of cheesecloth.

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Black Peppercorns

Allspice Berries

Juniper Berries

Whole Clove

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Cheesecloth

Add them to the brine.

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Brine

Once brine is boiling vigorously, add the cranberries. Stir to combine and cook for 5-7 minutes, until the cranberries begin to pop and the brine has returned to a rolling boil.

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Cranberries

Pop

When cooking time has elapsed, remove pot from heat. Pull out the spice bag and cinnamon sticks. Break cinnamon sticks in half and set aside.

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Cinnamon Stick

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Pot

Using a slotted spoon, ladle cranberries into prepared jars. Cover berries with brine*, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.

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Cranberries

Berries

Brine

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Slotted Spoon

Ladle

Place a cinnamon stick segment into each jar.

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Cinnamon Stick

Wipe jar rims, apply lids and rings and process in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes.

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Water

When time is up, remove jars from canner and place them on a folded kitchen towel to cool. When jars are cool enough to handle, remove rings and check seals. Any unsealed jars should be kept in the refrigerator.

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Kitchen Towels