Sour Cherry Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup drained bottled sour pitted cherries, reserve 1/2 cup of the syrup
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons dry wine
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 drop almond extract

Recipe

• 1 pour syrup into a 1-quart heavy saucepan, setting aside cherries.
• 2 whisk sugar, wine, and cornstarch into cherry syrup until smooth, then bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking constantly, and boil until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• 3 remove from heat, then stir in almond extract and cherries and cool.
• 4 sauce can be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered.