Tip: Sour Red Cherries (Bottled)

[Iluvspikey]

I don't mean those marachino ones for cocktails - They're available in Aldi or Lidl sometimes, and are called 'sour red cherries'

Tip off clear almond flavoured water (can be saved to use in cakes/biscuits, use in a week, keep in fridge)
put cherries in a saucepan and add either half a jar of cherry jam and a slug of Kirsch or cherry brandy, or half a jar of dark orange marmalade and a slug of orange liqueur, eg: mandarin Napoleon, Triple sec, cointreau etc, and cook through till hot but don't boil off the alcohol. Makes a delicious sauce for duck
(You could of course use the orange liqueur in with the cherry jam too!)

Tried the all cherry one last night on a couple of crispy roasted duck breasts - it was delicious!

[maggiebee]

Can't microwave? Too complicated for me!

[wardlaw]

Have copied and pasted. going to both locl Aldi and Lidl tomorrw so will have a look. Sounds delicious. Hope you don't mind that I have nicked it ;-)

[wardlaw]

^^^^^^^ local

[Iluvspikey]

No maggie - you could stir the alcohol in after, but never put neat alcohol in a microwave it could catch fire


That's why I posted it wardlaw, for other people to try it!!

[mrs_overall]

That sounds delish.
We have a Lidl but no Aldi. Any idea which shop it was?

[Iluvspikey]

Have seen them in both Mrs O - they were both a German brand of Morello cherry

[mrs_overall]

Thanks. I'm going out soon so I will visit Lidl to have a look