Sweet and tangy cherry barbecue sauce made with cherries, tomato sauce, apple juice, and spices.
Meal type: Dressing
Cuisine type: American
Ingredients
Yield:
Yield
24
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 to 1½ cups pitted cherries, frozen or fresh, chopped
- 1 to 1¼ cups brown sugar
- 1⅓cups unsweetened apple juice
- 1¼ cups apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1½ teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
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Directions
Nutritional Information Prep: 20 min, Cook: 35 min, Total: 55 min
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
- Add tomato sauce, cherries, brown sugar, apple juice, apple cider vinegar, chili powder, dry mustard, and cayenne pepper, if using.
- Bring the sauce to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the sauce thickens. Stir often.
- Transfer the sauce to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Cool before serving or storing.
Helpful Hints
- Flavor will vary depending on the type of cherries used. Use sweet cherries for a sweeter sauce and tart cherries for a little zing.
- Store sauce in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
- Use in any recipe that calls for barbecue sauce.
Serving size: 2 Tablespoons
- Calories: 65 kcal estimated
- Carbohydrates: 14 g estimated
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g estimated
- Total Sugars: 12 g estimated
- Protein: 0.5 g estimated
- Fat: 1.2 g estimated
- Saturated Fat: 0.2 g estimated
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 35 to 90 mg estimated, depending on tomato sauce used
- Potassium: 95 mg estimated
- Calcium: 15 mg estimated
- Phosphorus: 12 mg estimated
