CRANBERRY PORT GLAZE FOR CHEESECAKE

CRANBERRY PORT GLAZE FOR CHEESECAKE image

Yield glaze for 1 cheesecake

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 cup ruby Port
1 cup sugar
1 whole star anise
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
2 2-inch strips orange peel
2 cups fresh cranberries or frozen, thawed

Steps:

Place 1 tablespoon water in small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand 5 minutes. Bring Port, sugar, star anise, cinnamon stick, cloves, and orange peel to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes. Add cranberries and simmer mixture until cranberries begin to pop, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir some of hot cranberry liquid into gelatin mixture in small bowl to melt gelatin; stir gelatin mixture into cranberry mixture in saucepan. Transfer to medium bowl; refrigerate until cold. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated. Cut cheesecake into wedges. Spoon cranberry mixture over each wedge and serve.