Combine water and sugar in a saucepan.

Clean cranberries in a colander and pick out any berries that are squishy or damaged. This slightly spicy cranberry relish recipe is a far cry from the canned stuff you're used to and goes beautifully with my internationally inspired thanksgiving menu. Fresh cranberries, orange supremes, pungent red onions, bright mint and spicy jalapeño come together for a fresh twist on cranberry sauce that is out of this world.

Peel the zest from oranges.

Or as we liked it simmered for 1/2 an hour or so (until desired thickness) and cooled. How to make cranberry jalapeno relish. Remove the ribs and the seeds.

Add sugar, lemon juice and salt on top of cranberry mixture and stir gently until blended.

12 oz fresh cranberries (or frozen) 1 lime (whole ) ¾ cup sugar (granulated) 2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and. Jalapenos have a balanced combination of flavor and heat. Jalapeño peppers provides the heat here (and you could go hotter by substituting in serrano pepper instead).

But when you add in a little chili pepper spice, you bring the zing too!

Add the jalapeños and let simmer, then add remaining sugar. Remove the pan from heat, add lime zest and let the sauce cool. Honestly, we can’t make enough of it.

Place cream cheese and crackers on a platter with a bowl of the cranberry jalapeño mixture.

Place cranberries in food processor and pulse to chop coarsely, about 5 pulses. Wear gloves if you are sensitive towards peppers. Let stand until the sugar has dissolved, about 10 minutes.