Cranberry Sauce with Cardamom and Orange Zest
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
12-oz bag fresh cranberries (3 cups)
1 teaspoon cardamom seeds from lightly crushed green cardamom pods or to taste
1 cinnamon stick
1 TAB freshly grated orange zest
Bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add cranberries, cardamom seeds, cinnamon stick and simmer, stirring occasionally, until berries just pop, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in zest, then cool for at least an hour. Take out cinnamon stick before serving.