Sun-Dried Cherry Sauce

Name: Sun-Dried Cherry Sauce
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; ½ cup port; Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground pepper; Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground pepper; 1½ cups hearty red wine; 1 cup sun-dried cherries; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest; ½ cup fresh orange juice; 1½ cups chopped shiitake or cremini mushrooms; 1½ cups chopped shiitake or cremini mushrooms; 7 cups rich brown chicken or lamb stock; 7 cups rich brown chicken or lamb stock; 3 tablespoons olive oil; ¼ cup chopped shallots; Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

From the Earth to the Table

By John Ash

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup chopped shallots
1½ cups

Sauce
Gluten-free

Method

In a sauté pan, heat the olive oil and sauté the shallots and mushrooms until very lightly browned. Add the stock and wine and reduce by half. Add half the cherries, the orange zest, orange juice, thyme, and port and reduce to a light sauce consistency. Strain and add the remaining cherries. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the fat from the sauce and keep warm.