Cherries in Red Wine Syrup
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Category
American
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Cusine
American
What do you need?
How to make?
Ingredients
2 cups red wine
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1 star anise pod
2 strips orange zest
2 pounds fresh cherries, pitted
Directions
1. Put the cherries and sugar in a large, wide saucepan. 2. Mix one tablespoon of the red wine with the corn or potato starch in a small bowl until it’s dissolved and set aside. 3. Add the rest of the wine and the vinegar to the saucepan. Bring the heat up to a boil, then reduce the heat so it’s at a low boil and cook, stirring frequently, for about 12 minutes, until the cherries are completely wilted and softened through. 4. During the last moments of cooking, stir in the starch slurry and let the mixture boil the additional minute or so, to thicken the juices. 5. Turn off the heat and stir in the almond extract and kirsch, if using.