Kriek Pomegranate Barbecue Sauce
A tart and sweet sauce that works great with Cherrywood Smoked Moroccan Spice-Rubbed Leg of Lamb, chicken and smoked duck breasts, drizzled over grilled beer-brined pork chops. Try this sauce with vegetables like smoked eggplant, roasted bell peppers or use as a sauce for a roasted vegetable Napoleon.
Makes: 1 quart
Adapted from BeerAdvocate Magazine: Cuisine à la Bière | Jul 2009 | Issue #31
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon oil, olive
- 1 each onion, sweet, large, such as a Walla Walla or Maui Sweet, peeled and chopped
- 2 each shallots peeled and chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, Ceylon, organic, ground from Savory Spice Co.
- 750 ml Kriek, such as Lindemans Kriek or other Kriek
- 1 1/2 cup cherries, fresh or frozen, stones removed
- 8 ounce cherries, dried, Montmorency such as Unsweetened Montmorency Dried Cherries - 1/2 Pound Bag - Shipping Included
- 2 tablespoon pomegranate molassas such as Cortas Pomegranate Molasses, 10 oz
- 1 each orange zest,
Servings: guest
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Instructions
- In a medium-sized pot over medium heat, add oil, onions and shallots. Stir perodically until they are caramelized, about 10 minutes. Season with cinnamon and salt, cooking for another two minutes. Deglaze the pan with the Kriek, using a wooden spoon to dissolve any fond from the pan. Add the cherries (both fresh/frozen and dried), pomegranate molasses and orange zest, and turn the heat to low. Simmer the sauce for 30 minutes. Purée with either a stick blender (for a chunkier sauce) or in a blender (for a smoother textured sauce).
- Serve sauce warm. Remaining sauce can be chilled and refrigerated for up to three weeks.
- This Kriek Pomegranate Barbecue Sauce is perfect to be canned and added to your pantry or given away as a gifts.
Recipe Notes
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