Cherry Barbecue Sauce

Makes about 2 cups
Time 45 min

Cherries are a wonderful alternative to tomatoes for barbecue sauce. Use this sweet and spicy sauce to baste pork, poultry or fish in the last few minutes of grilling (watching carefully to avoid burning) or serve it on the side with grilled or broiled foods.

Special Diets:

Gluten FreeGluten Free
Low SodiumLow Sodium
VeganVegan
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    4 cupsfresh cherries (about 1 pound), pitted
    1 smallonion, chopped
    1/4 cupbrown sugar
    2 tablespoonscider vinegar
    1 tablespoongrated fresh ginger
    1/8 teaspooncayenne pepper, or to taste
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt

Exclusively for Prime members in select ZIP codes.

Method

Place cherries in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. 


Transfer cherries to a medium saucepan and add the remaining ingredients. 


Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and cook, stirring frequently, until cherries and onions are very tender and flavors have blended, about 30 minutes. 


Cool slightly, then process in a food processor until very smooth. 


Use immediately or refrigerate up to 1 week.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

about 2 tablespoons

Calories

35

Total Fat

0g

Saturated Fat

0g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

35mg

Total Carbohydrate

9g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

8g

Protein

9g

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