Sour Cherry Salsita

Name: Sour Cherry Salsita
Yield: 3½ cups
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter; 1 cup frozen (or fresh, if available) sour cherries, halved and pitted; Salt; ½ cup chopped piloncillo or firmly packed dark brown sugar; ½ cup chopped piloncillo or firmly packed dark brown sugar; ½ cup bourbon; ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice; 1 ancho chile, rehydrated and cut into strips; 1 morita chile, rehydrated and cut into strips; 1 cup rosé wine; 1 cup dried sour cherries

Preparation info

3½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food

By Ivy Stark

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

1 morita chile, rehydrated and cut into strips
1 ancho chile, rehydrated and cut into strips
1 cup dried

Americas
Mexico
Side dish
Central America
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a large saucepan, combine the morita and ancho chiles, dried cherries, piloncillo, lime juice, bourbon, and butter; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand for 15 minutes. Scrape the sauce into a food processor and purée until smooth. Return the mixture to the saucepan, if necessary, to reduce the liquid to a syrupy con