Winter Savory Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbs. cornstarch
• 1 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 cup cranberries
• 1 tsp. winter savory, chopped
• 2 tsp parsley, chopped
• 1 tsp. lemon zest

Instructions

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the first 4 ingredients and stir until smooth and simmering.
2. Add lemon juice, cranberries, and savory to the pot and simmer for 20 minutes. The cranberries will pop as they are heated, so keep partially covered.
3. When most of the berries have broken down, remove the sauce from the heat and add the parsley and lemon zest.
4. Serve warm with cooked meats.

Growing Winter Savory in a Pot

• Winter Savory can be grown year round in our area, but protect it from a hard freeze.
• Choose a pot that will provide excellent drainage and that you can easily move.
• Put broken ceramic shards in the pot’s bottom to keep the draining hole clear.
• Place the pot where there is plenty of sunlight and ready access to water.
  • When to water? A reliable old-fashioned way to check for potting soil that is too dry or too wet: Sharpen a classic Number 2 Pencil and push it down as far as possible into the pot. If any bits of soil cling to the pencil when you pull it out of the pot, Do Not Water! There’s moisture down there! Thanks to our old friend Seth!!!
• Use an excellent growing medium such as Arbor Gate Organic Soil Complete and fertilize periodically with Arbor Gate Organic Food Complete.
• Cut well-developed leaves often for cooking and to promote continual growth.