Sea Moss Cranberry Sauce: A Nutritious Boost for Your Meals
This summer, there’s no need to purchase canned cranberry sauce for your pasta! This sea moss-infused cranberry sauce is very simple to prepare and provides additional health advantages. Also, this recipe perfectly compliments vegan soul food and goes great with any pasta or meat dish.
So, when life gives you cranberries and sea moss, you make the perfect sea moss-inspired cranberry sauce!
Why Use Sea Moss to Make Cranberry Sauce?
Apart from offering numerous health advantages, sea moss gel serves as a natural thickener, enhancing the thickness of the cranberry sauce.
Yes, cranberries contain a high level of pectin (a naturally occurring substance in fruits) which allows them to maintain the thickness of a sauce without needing sea moss.
However, the sea moss gel provides a firmer grip, allowing for a more consistent sauce and also for easier shaping if you want to freeze it or make it into distinct shapes.
Sea Moss Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Here’s what you need for making a delicious and nutritious sea moss-based cranberry sauce:
Ingredients:
l 12 ounces of frozen or fresh cranberries
l One and 1/4th cup of organic cane sugar if you’re going vegan, but you can use whatever sugar you have on hand
l 1/4th cup of dried sea moss
l 1/4th cup of lime water for additional flavor and soaking your sea moss
l 1-2 pinches of sea salt to help remove the bitterness in cranberry sauce
l 2 limes (sliced)
Method:
Prepare The Sea Moss
1. Place dried sea moss into a bowl filled with water. Start cleaning the moss by scrubbing away any dirt and debris in the water. When finished, pour out the water and transfer your clean, hydrated sea moss to a different bowl. Based on the level of dirt on your sea moss, you may need to clean it a second time.
2. When completely clean, take that same bowl and fill it with water. Immerse your sea moss in filtered or spring water and let it soak. Chop some limes and extract juice from the bowl. Next, incorporate the lime wedges. Immerse for 1 to 3 hours to ensure complete hydration and tenderness.
3. Once soaked, you’ll observe that your sea moss has swollen and appears nearly translucent. Pour the water through a mesh strainer into a measuring cup to collect the lime water your sea moss was soaking in, and place the hydrated sea moss in another bowl.
Prepare The Cranberry Sauce
4. In a medium saucepan add in 1/4th lime water and hydrated sea moss over medium low heat. Stir around for 1 to 2 minutes to gently break it down. Then add in your frozen cranberries, sugar, and pinches of salt.
5. Stir around until sugar is fully incorporated with cranberries. Allow the cranberries to simmer on low for 10 minutes until they break down. Stir occasionally, gently smashing the cranberries. You want to smash as many cranberries as possible to release the pectin which will help it gel.
6. Once done, remove the saucepan from heat and turn off your stove. Pour the cranberry sauce mixture through a mesh sieve into a bowl. Be sure to scrap off the bottom of your mesh strainer as well. You want all of that in the sauce only leaving behind the skin.
7. Pour the strained cranberry sauce mixture into a wide mouth mason jar and set in refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight to fully set. De-mold and slice for serving with your favorite vegan holiday recipes like vegan cornbread dressing! For pasta and meat dishes, gently heat the sauce on a low flame to make a consistent dressing sauce.
Conclusion
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