Cherry Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• frozen dark sweet cherries, pitted and coarsely chopped
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons ground mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. stir in the remaining ingredients. cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat for 20 minutes or until cherries are tender and sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.
• 2 my note: i purchased the taste of home grill it cookbook and this was one of the recipes i've tried. made a double batch with fresh bing cherries. the only change made was adding a little kick of heat with an italian red pepper. excellent on bbq whole chicken breast. will be making an another double batch and canning for future use.
• 3 i like it a little spicy, so i added some sweet hot asian pepper sauce to it. finger licking goodness.