Cherry/Currant Sweet and Sour Sauce

Submitted by Krsi Sue

"I made Recipe #148947 last night & needed a quick sweet and sour sauce & didn't have time to run to the computer to find one here on Zaar. So, here is my concoction. My husband loved it!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1 cup

ingredients

• 118.29 ml maraschino cherry juice
• 59.14 ml water
• 29.58 ml currant jelly
• 29.58 ml cornstarch
• 59.14 ml rice wine vinegar

directions

1. In a small saucepan, combine the maraschino cherry juice, vinegar, and jelly.
2. Stir over moderate heat, stirring until jelly has melted.
3. Dissolve the cornstarch in the 1/4 cup water.
4. Stir into sauce; cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
5. Add water, little by little if it is too thick.

Reviews

[Miss Pierce]

What a wonderful idea! I also needed to come up with a quick sweet and sour sauce, but I had time to run to Zaar, and this recipe is what I found. The cherries I had on hand weren't maraschino (just a can of plain Bing cherries), but they seemed to do the job. It's a really outstanding sauce that I'll definitely make again, next time with the maraschino cherries.

 

[FLKeysJen]

This is easy and delicious with a gourmet taste and gorgeous color. The currants make quite an impact so you'd never know it contains maraschino cherries. I wasn't sure whether to buy red or black currant jelly but I went for the red. Next time I'll start with less cornstarch rather than thickening and then thinning it down again but I'll definitely make this again.