Cerises au Vinaigre

Preparation info
  • Makes about:

    1 kg

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

Appears in
The Art of Preserving: Ancient techniques and modern inventions to capture every season in a jar

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

  • About

In France these spiced, sweet and sour cherries are served with cured and cooked meats, pates and Pork Rillettes. You could also serve alongside a bowl of olives to accompany drinks.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz/5 cups cherries

Method

  1. Sterilize enough wide-necked jars with non-metallic, vinegar-proof lids, or preserving jars, so that they are ready to use.
  2. Without removing their stalks or stones/pits, prick each cherry with a sewing needle to help them remain plump during cooking.
  3. Put the vinegar, sugar, star anise, peppercorns, coriander seeds,