Gratin of roasted cherries in red wine
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Dry red wine |
| ¾ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | 3-inch cinnamon stick | |
| 2 | Whole cloves | |
| 1 | 3-inch strip lemon zest | |
| (yellow part of peel) | ||
| 2 | pounds | Bing cherries, stemmed and pitted |
Directions
1. Combine wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves and lemon zest in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Prepare the cherries and place in a shallow baking dish. Pour the syrup over the cherries and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven 30 minutes.
3. Let the cherries cool a bit in the syrup. Serve warm, room temperature or chilled with ice cream or sweetened creme fraiche.
From "Spur of the Moment Cook" by Perla Meyers