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Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce

November 22, 2016 by rachelle 16 Comments

Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce is a great twist to a classic recipe with the surprise of some mandarin orange craft beer for a fun and delicious flavor.

 

It just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving around here without cranberry sauce and beer.

Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce is a great twist to a classic recipe with the surprise of some mandarin orange craft beer for a fun and delicious flavor

I just wanted to share one last Thanksgiving recipe with you in case you have a desire to make something different or need a last minute side to take somewhere.  This Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce is totally easy and uses only a few ingredients, yet it’s homemade, pretty, and tasty!

Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce is a great twist to a classic recipe with the surprise of some mandarin orange craft beer for a fun and delicious flavor

I’m going to keep this short because we all have about a million things to do to get ready for the big day. I know I do.  Help me, Rhonda.  Thank goodness I had the foresight to brew up 10 gallons of beer a few weeks ago to get me through.

I’ll leave you with good wishes for a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving, and some links below in case you need any last minute help with your menu planning.  Cheers, Friends!

Beer Cheddar Broccoli Soup

Beer-Brined Stuffed Turkey Loin

Vanilla Stout Pecan Pie

And a couple of roundups from my friends on the interwebs:

No Spoon Necessary and Friends Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup – something for every course

Easy Classic Thanksgiving Side Dishes from Ciao Chow Bambina

25 of the Tastiest Thanksgiving Sides from Everyday Made Fresh

Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce
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Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 12 ounce bag fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup mandarin or tangerine beer
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • pinch or 2 of salt
  • zest of one mandarin or small orange

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a heavy bottom pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook until thick and syrupy, stirring regularly
  2. Cool and serve
  3. Garnish with orange or mandarin zest

NOTES:

  1. I used fresh cranberries for this recipe, but feel free to use frozen.  You’ll want to thaw them first.
  2. This Mandarin IPA is from Highland Brewing Company in Ashville, NC.  It has vibrant orange and citrus flavors that are the perfect complement to the cranberries.  It’s not a super hoppy beer and it doesn’t reduce for a significant amount of time, so there is very little bitterness in the final result, which is a nice balance to the tartness of the cranberries.
Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce

Mandarin IPA Cranberry Sauce is a great twist to a classic recipe with the surprise of some mandarin orange craft beer for an additional fun and delicious flavor | Beer Girl Cooks

Filed Under: Appetizers/Soups/Sides Tagged With: beer, cranberry, cranberry sauce, mandarin, mandarin beer, mandarin IPA, mandarin IPA cranberry sauce, orange, orange cranberry, sides, thanksgiving, thanksgiving sides

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