Orange Cranberry Sauce: Simply better

Never underestimate the appeal and deliciousness of homemade cranberry sauce.  It's one of those things I consider a sin to buy canned, mainly because the thing is SO DARN EASY TO MAKE!  I mean E-A-S-Y.  I'ts harder to spell homemade cranberry sauce than it is to make it.  My recipe has 4 ingredients and it uses a single pot to make something that just tastes way better than what you can get in a can.  With roast turkey, homemade cranberry sauce simply elevates the meal.  The leftovers on a turkey sandwich cannot be beat.  If you do ANYTHING new this Thanksgiving, make cranberry sauce.  I promise you - you won't regret it.  (Go ahead and make this two days ahead of your meal.)

Orange Cranberry Sauce
Makes 2 ½ cups

Ingredients
12 oz bag of fresh or frozen cranberries, rinsed and picked over
1 cup of sugar
½ cup of water
½ cup of orange juice (freshly squeezed if you can do it)

Method
In a heavy saucepan, add sugar, water, and orange juice. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is melted. Add cranberries, and reduce heat to simmer and cook until cranberries pop, about 12 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temp. Chill.

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It's not Thanksgiving without cranberry sauce.