Pickled Cherries

Jewelies's Note:

A fabulous addition to your Christmas menu. I found this on the net somewhere.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 Jar

• 500 g cherries , stems intact
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 2 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 whole cloves
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
• ½ cup water
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar

Directions:

1. Put everything but the cherries in a saucepan, and bring to the boil, simmer gently for about 10 minutes.
2. While the mixture is simmering, prick each cherry three or four times with a sharp wooden skewer.
3. Add the cherries to the simmering liquid and remove from heat. Allow to cool.
4. Put the cherries and liquid in a jar and allow to stand at room temperature overnight. Store in the fridge until use.

Reviews

[Chef #712157]

These are fabulous alongside pork roast & dressing or anytime you want something to "cut" through the richness of some meals! A VERY unique dish for my part of the world!

[Elmotoo]

Woohoo this is awesome! A little zippy, a little sweet, a LOT wonderful! HINT: make a triple batch so maybe you'll have enough to share! ;) This is very easy. DH wants to pit the cherries first next time. Thanks, Jewelies!