Sweet and Sour Pickled Cherries

Name: Sweet and Sour Pickled Cherries (Cerises à l’aigre-doux)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 39 min
Yield: For three 1-quart (1-liter) jars
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 ¼ quarts (1 ¼ liter) crystal (white) vinegar, 8 percent strength; 1 ¼ quarts (1 ¼ liter) crystal (white) vinegar, 8 percent strength; 3 tablespoons (40 g) granulated sugar; 20 peppercorns; 4 sprigs fresh tarragon (see Note); 4 ½ lb. (2 kg) fresh cherries

Cerises à l’aigre-doux

Preparation info

For
three
1 quart 1 liter ) jars

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Paul Bocuse

By Paul Bocuse

Published 2014

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Ingredients

4 ½ lb. (2 kg) fresh cherries
4 sprigs fresh tarragon (see

Preserve
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Wash the cherries and dry them on a clean towel. Cut each cherry stem in half. Carefully wash and dry the sprigs of tarragon.

Carefully wash and dry the jars, then place the cherries in them as tightly as possible without crushing them. Put a tablespoon of sugar, a sprig of tarragon, and 5 peppercorns in each jar as well.

Boil the vinegar gently for 15 minutes with another branc