Cranberry Onions

Makes 6

Ingredients:

Cranberry relish:

4 oz(100gm) sugar
4 tablesp cider
4 tablesp water
1orange. Grated rind and juice
12 oz(340g) pkt frozen cranberries

To serve:

6 onions, peeled, base left intact
2 tablesp lemon juice
4 tablesp stock
1 oz(25 g) butter

Directions:

1 Make relish, dissolve sugar in cider, water and orange juice over low heat. Bring to boil .
2 Add orange rind and cranberries. Simmer gently stirring, till berries burst.

To serve now: parboil onions 5 mins in lemon juice and water to cover. Cool. Re-move central sections with apple core. ( Save these to put in turkey cavity before roasting. ) Place onion in casserole with 4 tablesp stock and butter. Put relish in ovenproof dish. Cover both dishes, bake ( 400 deg F 200 deg C Gas 6 ) 20-30 mins. Drain onions, fill with hot turkey. Serve extra relish separately.

Freeze: cool. Pack relish into polybox. Leaving ½ in. (1cm) headspace. Seal label. Use within 6 months.

To serve from freezer: thaw 3-4 hrs room temp. Finish as To serve now.

Microwave: thaw 8 mins on Defrost (30%), 8 mins on Full Power. Finish as To serve now.