Be the first to 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
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.
Serve with Black Cherry Soda Chicken, if desired.
Yield: about 2 cups
• Black Cherry Soda Chicken Recipe
Recipe Source: Beer-Can Chicken by Steven Raichlen (Workman Publishing)
Reprinted with permission.
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.
Serve with Black Cherry Soda Chicken, if desired.
Yield: about 2 cups
• Black Cherry Soda Chicken Recipe
Recipe Source: Beer-Can Chicken by Steven Raichlen (Workman Publishing)
Reprinted with permission.
