Hello, festive friends!
Over the course of my 15ish years as a professional chef, I seriously developed and honed my skills in the arena of bullshitting recipes. Desserts, mains, breakfasts, veggie sides...give me a recipe and I'll find a way to twist it around and make something new with whatever is on hand. What are recipes, after all, but an opportunity for an art project? And once I got into the tea industry, every recipe became a canvas for culinary tea exploration. Fall & winter holidays are an exceptionally great time to bust out your creativi-tea and put a cozy teatime spin on all manner of recipes!
Today's fun twist on a super easy favorite is for lazy tea nerds who love to entertain. A classic cranberry sauce is all well and good, but you're looking for a fun level-up for your holiday gatherings. A way to show off to your critical tías at the Christmas tamales feast or impress your Thanksgiving host. I've gotcha covered with an Earl Grey-enriched sauce that'll blow their minds. We're about to make you look so posh and cool. Buen Provecho!
Friday's Earl Grey Cran-Apple Chutney
Yield: 24
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 30 Min
Ingredients
- 12 oz. Cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 4 Large Fuji apples, diced
- 3/4 cup Water
- 3 Star anise pods
- 1/4 tsp Ground cardamom
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
- 2 tsp. Earl Grey tea, tied in a T-Sac or other paper filter
Instructions
- Combine everything but the Earl Grey tea in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a boil.
- Turn heat down to medium-low, simmer your sauce, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Add your bag of Earl Grey to the pot, simmer for *exactly* 2.5 minutes.
- Remove the teabag and continue to simmer, uncovered, for another 10 minutes.
- Fish out all large spices so you and your loved ones don't choke on anise bits.
- Ta-da! That's all. That's the whole thing. Perfect for freezing, canning, using as a sauce for pork chops, spreading like jam at teatime...basically whatever!
Enjoy in good health & playfulness. If you throw your own spin onto this fun recipe, let me know in the comments below! We can share our mutual love of bullshitting recipes and add to each other's kitchen repertoires.
Much love,
Friday
Friday
