Cherry Brandy Sauce Recipes

BRANDIED CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Drain and chop the cherries, reserving about 1/3 cup of the liquid. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and sauté until soft and golden. Add the orange juice, lemon juice, water and cinnamon and cook for about 1 minute.
• Reduce the heat to medium low and stir in the cherries. Cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in the brandy and the reserved cherry liquid. Continue to simmer until the mixture is reduced and thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Serve warm.

CHERRY BRANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash and pit cherries.
• Cook in water to cover with cinnamon stick 1 hour.
• Discard cinnamon stick.
• Put cherries through a sieve and bring the juice to the boiling point.
• Soften the cornstarch with a little cold water, mix with the sugar and stir into the juice.
• Cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in brandy.
• Serve cold on puddings, fruit cakes, pound or other cakes.

CHERRY BRANDY OLD-FASHIONED

Steps:

• Muddle 8 thawed frozen cherries, 8 dashes each angostura and orange bitters, the juice of 1 orange and 3 tablespoons sugar in a liquid measuring cup. Add 1 cup brandy. Divide among 4 ice-filled glasses; stir and garnish with orange twists.

PORK CHOPS WITH BRANDIED CHERRIES

Steps:

• Combine salt, garam masala, pepper and allspice in a small bowl. Rub mixture all over pork chops, covering their entire surface. Let chops rest for 15 to 30 minutes at room temperature, or up to 24 hours, covered, in the refrigerator.
• Heat a 10-inch skillet at medium-high. Add oil. Sear pork chops until brown, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Add garlic to pan, then sear the fatty edges of the chops, using tongs to hold them up, for about 30 seconds to 1 minute each. (Flip the garlic after it browns on one side.) If the pan starts to smoke at any point, lower the heat. Transfer the pork to a plate, and spoon off all but a thin layer of fat from pan. (Leave garlic in the pan.)
• Add brandy to pan, let it simmer until the alcohol burns off (about 30 seconds), then add cherries, thyme and 2 tablespoons water. Let simmer for 1 minute.
• Move cherries to the sides of the pan and return pork chops to the center so they can make contact with the metal. Cover pan and cook over low heat for about 7 minutes, until meat reaches 130 to 135 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. (Its temperature will rise as it rests.) Transfer the pork to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add butter and vinegar or honey to the pan, stirring until butter melts and coats the cherries. Taste and add more honey or vinegar, and salt as needed. Serve pork with cherries and more thyme on top.

PORK WITH CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place flour in a shallow dish. Season pork with salt and pepper, then coat with flour, shaking off excess.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Working in batches, cook pork until browned and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and tent loosely with foil.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil and shallots, and cook until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Season. Add wine and broth and cook, stirring, until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add cherries and ginger and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Return pork to pan along with any accumulated juices and cook until sauce has thickened slightly, 2 minutes. Serve over polenta.

DUCK BREASTS WITH BRANDIED CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Score duck breast halves on the skin side, cutting about 1/8 inch into the skin, in a cross-hatch pattern.
• Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-low heat. Season duck breast evenly on both sides with salt and pepper. Place breasts, skin-side down, in skillet. Cook until skin is crispy and most of the fat has rendered out, 10 to 12 minutes. Pour off fat from pan as necessary. Turn breasts, and transfer skillet to oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let breasts rest about 3 minutes, before slicing each into 12 slices.
• To serve, place six slices of duck on each of 4 plates. Serve with brandied cherry sauce and garnish with rosemary sprigs. Serve immediately.