Ingredients
The following ingredients have 5 Servings
- 500ml fruity red wine
- 1 cup (light) brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla powder or 1 whole vanilla pod, seeds scraped out and pod reserved
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Strips of skin of ½ an orange, using a vegetable peeler
- Strips of skin of ½ a lemon, using a vegetable peeler
- Pinch of salt
- Crushed seeds of 10 cardamom pods
- 1 dried red chili pepper
- 500g cherries, rinsed, de-stalked and pitted
Instruction
- Put the wine and sugar in a large pot and bring to the boil, stirring till the sugar is dissolved.
- Add all the other ingredients, except the cherries and let simmer covered for 10 – 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take the cover off and boil on high for 5 minutes, till the liquid is reduced to about half its original volume. Adjust the sugar levels (adding more if required, but stirring well to dissolve)
- Add the cherries and let simmer for 5-10 minutes. Turn off heat and let sit, till cool.
- After the ‘rest’, store in clean kilner jars in the fridge, poaching liquid and all and use as needed.
