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Cherry BBQ Sauce Recipe

Prep Time 45 minutes
Servings 3 cups

Equipment

  • Immersion Blender

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh chopped pitted cherries or frozen cherries
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup white vinegar
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 20 drops Hedessent Chili Hot Flavouring
  • 15 drops Hedessent Mustard Flavouring
  • 10 drops Hedessent Sage Flavouring

Optional if using frozen Cherries

  • 10 drops Hedessent Black Cherry Flavouring - available in Soda Booster Kit

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, sauté onion with oil on medium-low heat until soft. Add garlic and sauté for a minute. Add tomato paste and sauté for 2 minutes while stirring. Add remaining ingredients and simmer on low heat, stirring occasionally for about 25-30 minutes until sauce has thickened and reduced.
  • If desired, blend the sauce with an immersion blender to make it smooth or keep it as-is for a more rustic presentation. Enjoy.

Keeps in the fridge for one week. Delicious on burgers, ribs, and chicken.

    Notes

    How to Pit Cherries:
    Pitting fresh cherries sounds like an annoying endeavor, here is how Jackie does it.  
    1. Flatten the cherries with the side of a knife and pull apart the fruit to get the pit. 
    2. You only need a couple of cups so it goes pretty quick.