Name: Cranberry-Teriyaki Glaze
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients: 1/2 large red onion, sliced; 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger; 1/2 cup dried cranberries, such as Craisins; Zest and juice of 1/2 orange; 1/2 cup naturally brewed soy sauce; 1 cup cranberry juice; 1/4 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil for cooking; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Editor's note: The recipe below is from Ming Tsai's book, Ming's Master's Recipes.

Use 1 cup of glaze as a dipping sauce for Ming Tsai's pork potstickers and cranberry-crab rangoons and the other cup to make his braised short ribs.

Cook's note:

To save time, this glaze can be purchased at SuperTarget and select Target stores. It's part of Ming Tsai's newly expanded Blue Ginger line.

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