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Cranberry Sauce with Chiles
Ingredients
  • Zest of one lime 1 teaspoon divided
  • 2 dried chiltepin chile pequin or bird chiles (to taste) crushed in a spice mill or a mortar and pestle
  • 3/4 pound fresh cranberries
  • Zest of 1/4 orange
  • 1/3 cup sugar more to taste
  • 1 clove crushed in a mortar and pestle or ground in a spice mill
  • 1/8 t. ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 ground nutmeg
  • Fresh chile peppers to garnish
Instructions
  1. Zest your lime and set aside 1/2 of the zest for the garnish on your cranberry sauce.
  2. Using a large saucepan, combine all the remaining ingredients and 1/4 C. water. Bring to a simmer and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until your sauce is thick. Stir often. Remove from the heat.
  3. Spoon your sauce into a serving bowl Let it cool and then garnish with lime zest and fresh chile peppers.
Recipe Notes

The chile pepper flavor in this dish is subtle as written. You can adjust the amount of chiles you use upwards if you want more heat.