I made it! I tried it! I liked it!

[poltr1]

As mentioned in a previous entry, I'd been wanting to make that cranberry relish that Susan Stamberg talks about every year on National Public Radio. In past years, I'd buy the ingredients and never make the dish. This year was different.

I had some spare time on Friday afternoon, so I went to the local Kroger to pick up the ingredients I needed: raw cranberries and sour cream. I already had the horseradish, sugar, and onion. The cranberries were placed in a food processor to chop them up. The onion was peeled , sliced, and run through the Veg-O-Matic. I added the horseradish, the sour cream, and the sugar, and mixed them all together. I then spooned the mixture into a 1-quart container for freezing, and put the container in the freezer. This morning, I took it out of the freezer and put it in the refrigerator. When it had thawed enough to eat, I tried a spoonful.

I liked it.

The tartness of the cranberries is balanced by the sweeetness of the sugar, the creaminess of the sour cream, the zing of the horseradish, and the pungency of the onion. The flavors all meld together nicely, like a cranberry-onion chutney.

Would I make it again? Absolutely. But I'd only share it with people who are adventureous enough to try it.

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Hey, that does sound pretty tasty, if probably Day-Glo Pink. And more savory than many cranberry preparations.

[athenawindsong.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your success!!! Cooking is pretty cool, isn't it?

[infobits.livejournal.com]

I am nothing, if not adventurous (well, at least a little).

Maybe bring some to the next housefilk?

BJ

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

I would be happy to try a bite of it as long as I wouldn't have to get rid of a whole batch if I didn't like it. Thus I would be highly unlikely to make it myself.