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Sour Cherry Sauce

Cooks' note:

Sauce can be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    35 min

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

1 cup drained bottled pitted sour cherries* plus 1/2 cup of their syrup
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 drop almond extract

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Pour syrup into a 1-quart heavy saucepan, setting aside cherries. Whisk sugar, wine, and cornstarch into cherry syrup until smooth, then bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking constantly, and boil until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, then stir in almond extract and cherries and cool.

  2. Step 2

    *Available at specialty shops.

TagsCondimentSauceNut FreeGluten FreeVeganVegetarianDairy FreeQuickMeal PrepSimmerGourmet
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