Leftover Holiday Turkey Farro Cranberries Recipe (2024)

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Does cranberry go with turkey? ›

And no turkey would be complete without a companion of tangy-sweet cranberry sauce. We're making ours from tart fresh cranberries quickly cooked with a little shallot, vinegar and sugar. (Chefs, be sure to choose a sheet pan with higher sides for your turkey—you'll be adding water to keep it juicy in the oven.)

Cranberries are one of the only Native American fruits

Other than that, we can only speculate as to what was on the menu. Native Americans were known to eat cranberries regularly and use them as a natural dye for clothing, so chances are they were found on Thanksgiving Day, 1621.

They usually have a cute name like Gobbler, Pilgrim or Mayflower. But all versions are virtually the same at the end of the day. Consisting of turkey meat, cranberry sauce and stuffing smeared on a roll to replicate Thanksgiving day dinner.

Mashed potatoes are the front-runner to be on the most plates this Thanksgiving. Turkey no longer reigns supreme. Findings showed that over half of the United States would be content to only have sides on their holiday plates and 67% of Americans prefer side dishes to the main entrée!

Of all the states, residents of California consume the most turkey per person, but California is not one of the five. Missouri is. It's number five. The top turkey producing state is Minnesota, followed by North Carolina, Arkansas and Virginia.

Is cranberry sauce supposed to be hot or cold? Either! Some prefer to have it served fresh and warm, straight out of the pot, while others need it completely cooled down to enjoy the flavours. Personally, we prefer cooled sauce.

Cranberries are not overly sweet. Their tartness pairs well with the more bland-tasting turkey. Our palates would be bored by singular tastes. Instead, we instinctively enjoy foods that combine the right types of textures and flavors in one exceptional bite.

For poultry preparation, however, cooks are advised to marinate the meat in a white cranberry juice brine, and/or to baste the turkey with white cranberry juice, which can be mixed with melted butter, herbs and other seasonings.

What does cranberry pair well with? ›

They're not dissimilar to raisins, but with a sweet-tart flavor that pairs well with cheese, like in our cranberry cheese ball bites or our sweet potato feta salad; with white chocolate, like in our copycat Starbucks cranberry bliss bars or our oatmeal cranberry cookies; or with citrus, like in our mandarin orange ...