Cranberry Sauce

12 ounces of fresh cranberries

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon dried orange peel

2 Tablespoons water

1.     Reserve ½ cup of cranberries and place the rest into a saucepan.

2.     Add the sugar, dried orange peel and water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 – 12 minutes.

3.     Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about another 12 – 15 minutes.

4.     Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries.

5.     Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste and cool to room temperature before serving.