1 1/2 lb fresh cranberries
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 grated zest of one orange
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup orange liqueur
6 oranges, peels and white
1 membranes removed, cut into
1 1/2 inch slices
1. Simmer the cranberries, sugar, and orange juice uncovered in a medium size saucepan for 15 minutes. 2. Add the orange zest and water. Simmer uncovered another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3. Strain the cranberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve. Stir in the liqueur. Let cool to room temperature. 4. On each of 6 dessert plates, make a pool of the cranberry coulis. Fan a sliced orange on each cranberry pool; spoon a little more cranberry coulis over the oranges. ---