Cran-apple & Pineapple Relish

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces fresh cranberries
• 8 ounces fresh golden pineapple
• 1/2 fresh winesap apples (gala, braeburn, etc) or 1/2 other tart sweet apple (gala, braeburn, etc)
• 1/3 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1 tablespoon sweet mirin (riesling, spaetleze) or 1 tablespoon sweeter wine (riesling, spaetleze)
• 1 teaspoon honey (sweetener of choice) or 1 teaspoon agave syrup (sweetener of choice) or 1 teaspoon sugar (sweetener of choice)

Recipe

• 1 peel and chop the apple into a moderate dice.
• 2 cut the pineapple into chunks to match.
• 3 neither should be too much larger than the whole, uncooked cranberries.
• 4 put all of the ingredients except the coconut and the sweetener into a heavy small pot, and cover it.
• 5 set the heat to halfway of your maximum power, and let it cook.
• 6 the mixure.
• 7 stir at intervals as you hear the berries popping, there should be adequate juice in the fruit to prevent burning if you stir it often enough.
• 8 when the berries are largely popped, add the sweetener and the coconut.
• 9 stir and combine until as done as you like, cool briefly and serve, or chill overnight and serve cold the next day.