Best 6 Cherry Balsamic Sauce Recipes

LAMB CHOPS WITH CHERRY BALSAMIC SAUCE AND MINT

Steps:

• Stir fresh cherries together with sugar and macerate while browning chops. If using frozen cherries, stir with any juices and sugar and thaw, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Pat lamb dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté 4 chops, turning over once, about 6 minutes total for medium-rare. Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil. Cook and transfer remaining 4 chops in same manner.
• Pour off fat from skillet and add remaining tablespoon oil. Heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shallot, stirring, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add cherries with juices, broth, and vinegar and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally and scraping up brown bits, then reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste, then add butter and 2 tablespoons mint, stirring just until butter is melted.
• Spoon sauce over chops and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons mint.

LONDON BROIL WITH CHERRY-BALSAMIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk wine, vinegar, cherry preserves, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Place meat in a shallow glass dish. Pour the marinade over the meat and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, turning several times, for at least 20 minutes or up to 8 hours.
• Remove the meat from the marinade. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan; add shallot and set aside. Brush a ridged grill pan (see Tip) or heavy skillet with oil; heat over medium-high heat. Add the meat and cook for 10 to 12 minutes per side for medium-rare, depending on thickness, or until it reaches desired doneness. (It may appear that the meat is burning but don't worry, it will form a pleasant crust.) Transfer the meat to a cutting board; let rest for 5 minutes.
• While the meat is cooking, bring the marinade to a boil; cook over medium-high heat for 5 to 7 minutes, or until it is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Remove from the heat; add butter and whisk until melted.
• Slice the meat thinly against the grain. Add any juices on the cutting board to the sauce. Serve the meat with the sauce.
• Ingredient note: London broil is a thicker cut of steak that benefits from the tenderizing effects of a marinade.Tip: A ridged grill pan is great for indoor grilling, but you can use the broiler or, if weather permits, cook the steak on an outdoor grill.

BALSAMIC CHERRY REDUCTION SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and sauté for a few minutes until translucent. Add garlic and sauté for another minute.
• Add the cherries and balsamic vinegar and simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until reduced.
• (Optional) Mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl. Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce to thicken. You may add more cornstarch until it reaches your desired consistency.
• Serve over your favorite cut of steak, pork, chicken or duck

CHERRY BALSAMIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix vinegar and olive oil; reduce mixture to ½ cup.
• Add chopped cherries, mustard, sugar, herbs, salt, and pepper; simmer 10 minutes. Reserve half of sauce for marinade.
• Add halved cherries to remaining sauce; return mixture to a boil and simmer about 1 minute.
• Serve with grilled meat, poultry, or fish. Makes 4 servings sauce (and about 1/3 cup marinade).

INTENSE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM WITH SOUR BALSAMIC-CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For Ice Cream:.
• Melt the 2 oz.
• chocolate chips in a medium saucepan over low heat.
• To the melted chips, add the heavy cream, buttermilk, honey and cocoa, stirring well to incorporate (the cocoa may not fully incorporate until mixture is more warmed).
• The melted chocolate may"seize" (or clump up), but as the other ingredients heat, the chocolate will melt.
• Increase heat to medium, and bring mixture to almost boiling, stirring frequently.
• This may take 6-10 minutes or more.
• You may notice small flecks of cocoa in the hot mixture; this is ok.
• Turn heat down to low.
• While the cream mixture is warming, with a hand mixer, cream together the egg yolks and sugar until lighter in colour, about 2 minutes on medium speed.
• This will be a very thick, almost dry looking mixture.
• Take about 1/4 cup of the hot cream mixture, and add to the egg mixture.
• Mix until combined.
• Slowly add the slightly warmed egg mixture into the cream mixture, whisking constantly to prevent the egg from being cooked too quickly.
• Cook over low heat until slightly thickened and mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 3 or 4 minutes.
• Mixture will still be liquid in appearance.
• Chill this custard completely, either in the fridge overnight, or over an ice bath for about 30 minutes.
• Make sure custard is cool.
• Freeze in an ice-cream machine as recommended by your owner's manual.
• (N. B. In my Cuisinart Ice cream machine, it to about 35- 38 minutes before ice crystals started to show. This is longer than recommended. Even then, it was still very thin.).
• Put the soft ice cream in a container in the freezer.
• For the first couple of hours, stir every hour to make sure the ice crystals are being distributed.
• Freeze at least six hours or overnight.
• This ice cream has a softer texture than some other home-made ice creams.
• For the Sauce.
• In a small saucepan, combine the honey and the 1/2 cup water.
• Warm this mixture over medium heat until honey is dissolved.
• Add the cherries.
• Simmer for about 3 minutes.
• Turn the heat down to medium-low.
• Add the almond flavouring and the balsamic vinegar.
• Simmer for about 1 minute.
• Mix together the cornstarch and the 3 teaspoons cold water together in a small dish/glass.
• Stir into cherry mixture.
• Simmer about 3-5 minute, or until slightly thickened.
• (This is a thin sauce, you may thicken it up with more cornstarch/water slurry if you want) Serve over chocolate ice cream either warm or chilled.

ROASTED STRAWBERRIES WITH CHERRY BALSAMIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Pour the melted butter into the baking dish (or melt right in dish). Use the tip of a sharp knife to scrape the insides of the vanilla bean into the dish. Place the strawberries (cut side down) in the dish. Sprinkle the berries with the brown sugar and lay the vanilla pod over the berries. Bake until berries are slumped and feel soft, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool 20 minutes, then remove from pan and scrape juices into a small skillet. Add the balsamic veingar and red wine to the skillet and heat the mixture to a simmer. Turn off the heat and whisk in the cold butter. Keep barely warm and use within an hour to retain the buttery smoothness. If the sauce becomes too hot, the butter will separate. If it happens, try mixing in a blender. When ready to serve, place each strawberry on a butter cookie. Divide among serving plates. Drizzle the warm sauce over and serve immediately.