Not only do we go blueberry picking in the summer, we also pick cherries. So, what do you do with several pounds of cherries and lots of empty canning jars? Make cherry barbecue sauce, of course! The past few years my mom and I have enjoyed canning. Growing up she often made jams but she always did the freezer kind. In my old house, I didn’t have the freezer storage. I started water bath canning making the jars shelf stable. Now we make all kinds of things when produce is fresh in the summer and can if for year-round use.
Cherry Barbecue Sauce
Mom and I made a test batch for dinner one night. After grilling pork tenderloins, we brushed the cherry barbecue sauce all over in the last few minutes of cooking. A second coat was brushed on while the meat rested.
The kids raved about it and asked for more sauce for dipping!
With a successful recipe under our belt, we moved on to a big batch for canning.
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We ended up with 15 jars of Cherry Barbecue Sauce! I’ll have Cherry Barbecue Sauce for dinners all year long.
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Oh wow, this sounds AMAZIN|G!!!!! yummy. Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back next week.
Oh this sounds delicious! I love anything cherry! One year while vacationing in Wisconsin we bought a jar of cherry salsa. It was so delicious. I bottle in the fall, and make my regular salsa, but have never tried making cherry. May need to try it and this! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
We vacation with my in-laws in Wisconsin and I always love bringing back treats from there!
This looks so good! I can almost taste it on some grilled chicken – I’d be honored if you shared it at our What’s for Dinner party – http://www.lazygastronome.com/whats-for-dinner-sunday-link-up-162/
I must say that your cherry bq sauce looks so delicious! I am afraid the cherries would be eaten so fast at my house that I’d never get anything made with them. Visiting from SYC.
The trick is to have several pounds! So there are plenty to be eaten while you make it, lol
This looks so good! I can’t wait to try making some. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration spotlight party @DearCreatives See you again soon.
We’re cracking open one of the jars of it tonight for dinner!