Black Cherry Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Bing cherries, cherry soda, lemon juice, cinnamon, and red wine make a fabulous barbecue sauce for chicken or pork. Goes great with Black Cherry Soda Chicken.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
•3/4 cup black cherry soda
•1 can Bing cherries (17 ounces), drained
•3 Tablespoons cherry preserves
•2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
•2 Tablespoons butter
•1 Tablespoon sugar, or more to taste
•1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•1/4 cup dry red wine
•1 Tablespoon cornstarch
•Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
Put the cherry soda, cherries, cherry preserves, lemon juice, butter, sugar, cinnamon, and 3 tablespoons of the wine in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and let the sauce simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Put the remaining 1 tablespoon wine and the cornstarch in a small bowl and stir to form a slurry (thick paste). Whisk this paste into the cherry sauce. Bring the sauce to a boil over high heat to thicken, about 1 minute.
Taste for seasoning, adding more sugar or lemon juice to adjust the sweetness and salt and pepper to taste; the sauce should be highly seasoned. Serve warm or at room temperature. The sauce can be refrigerated, covered, for up to 1 week. Let return to room temperature or warm over medium heat before serving.
Black Cherry Barbecue Sauce Recipe