Recipe: THANKSGIVING MONTH: CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH CHAMPAGNE AND CURRANTS

It's November, the eating-est month of the year. In celebration of the approaching Thanksgiving holiday, we'll spend the month offering up recipes that would make nice, change-of-pace additions to your big meal. Today's recipe comes from the food blog seriouseats.com.

INGREDIENTS

12 ounces fresh cranberries

1 cup sugar

3 tablespoons dried currants

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup Champagne, or other sparkling wine

DIRECTIONS

Pour the champagne into a medium pot and add the sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Dump in the cranberries and currents, bring back to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes.

Remove and let come to room temperature.

This story was originally published November 2, 2010 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Recipe: THANKSGIVING MONTH: CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH CHAMPAGNE AND CURRANTS."