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Hoopz:
This was brought up (and eventually hijacked) another thread so I thought I would start a new thread for everyone's sake.

Here's the recipe that I used for the cherry bbq sauce:

1/4 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup hot water (almost boiling)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 T molasses
1 T chopped garlic
6 oz tomato paste
1/4 cup lime juice


Soak the dried cherries in the hot water.  In a saucepan, combine the rest over medium-low heat.  Let it simmer.  After the cherries soak for about 10 minutes, then add the cherries and water to the pan.  Stir well and let them simmer for about 5-10 minutes.  Put them in a blender and CAREFULLY blend until its smooth.  If you haven't previously used a blender with a hot liquid, be very careful as it creates some pressure as it blends.

I thought it worked well.  I usually use a dried chile so I subbed in the cherries and it had a good flavor.  Not overpowering and certainly not underwhelming.  My taste pallet is probably different than yours so YMMV.  This is a fairly generic sauce and I didn't want something with a lot of flavor profiles because I wanted to see how it'd work with the cherries.

I've a slab of ribs that I'm making for dinner tonight so I'll use this sauce with that.  I also added more garlic than a tablespoon because I like garlic and no recipe ever has enough.  And salt and pepper to taste....

And 6 hours to dinner....   :banghead:

ChadTower:

I can give that a shot soon and see what comes out.  That's a pretty short simmer time.  Mine usually simmer for like 6 hours because they are vinegar based (and I make large batches).

Hoopz:
Yep, pretty damn basic.  I've made a nice Carolina based vinegar sauce with bacon fat that was unreal.  And slightly bad for you but it was incredible.   :lol

Vigo:
Sweet! I'm gonna make some this week! I got a slab of ribs in need of some sauce. I might try making a side batch with a few alterations to it and see if I can come up with a variant. :applaud: Now I'm plain excited.

Generic Eric:
Does vinegar based use less sugar?  What is the difference?

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