Delicious Cranberry-Orange Sauce

In a saute pan over medium heat, toast star anise, cinnamon stick (break into 2 or 3 pieces), whole cloves and fennel seeds. Toast until fragrant and put spices into a mesh tea strainer or wrapped in cheesecloth.

Peel the mandarin orange and place the orange peels into the mesh tea strainer or cheesecloth along with the spices.

In a pot, combine apple juice, ground allspice, brown sugar, cranberries, mandarin orange sections and the mesh tea strainer filled with spices and orange peels and bring to a boil.  Reduce to a simmer and cook until the berries pop open and become more sauce like in appearance. Transfer to a bowl and chill in the fridge for several hours.  Once chilled, the sauce will thicken.  Serve.