Zinfandel Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups red Zinfandel
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup (packed) brown sugar
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 6 whole allspice
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 3x1-inch strip orange peel
  • 1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients except cranberries in medium saucepan.
  2. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  3. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 10 minutes.
  4. Strain syrup into large saucepan.
  5. Add cranberries to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 6 minutes.
  6. Cool. Transfer sauce to medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold.