Ghillie Basan

Cherry Juice

Vişne suyu

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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top 1000Classic Turkish Cooking
Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

  • About

A bold drink as well as a pretty colour, cherry juice is available all year round in cartons and bottles. Made with sour cherries (morello cherries work as a substitute), it is lovely on its own or with a splash of vodka.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb/450 g sour cherries, washed and stoned
  • 2 lb/900

Method

  • Place the cherries in a deep pan and pile the sugar on top of them. Leave to weep for 2-3 hours.
  • Stir the cherries and sugar with the water over a medium heat, until the sugar dissolves. Bring the liquid to the boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Strain into another pan, press all the liquid out of the cherries and discard them. Simmer the liquid