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Stewed Cherries, Sweet Or Savory

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Makes 4 to 6 servings 1x

Time 30 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds cherries (preferably sour; thawed frozen are fine), pitted
  • 1 cup water, red wine, or stock (see headnote)
  • Sugar
  • Salt and pepper (for savory)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for sweet; optional), or 1 sprig fresh thyme (for savory; optional)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice if using sweet cherries, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon chopped lemon zest (for sweet; optional)

Instructions

  1. Put the cherries and liquid in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cherries are very tender, about 20 minutes.
  2. Stir in the sugar, salt, pepper, and/or cinnamon if you’re using them; taste and add more seasoning, including the lemon juice and zest if you like. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold.

— Recipe from How to Cook Everything: Completely Revised Twentieth Anniversary Edition