Cherry and Wine Sauce

from nwcherries.com - serve over chocolate pound cake, vanilla ice cream, grilled chicken?

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 1 3/4 cups

Ingredients

• 2  cups  frozen sweet northwest cherries
• 3  tablespoons  orange juice
• 3  tablespoons red wine
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  tablespoon  grated  orange peel
• 1  tablespoon cold water
• 2  teaspoons cornstarch

Directions

1. Remove stems from cherries. Combine cherries, orange juice, wine, sugar, and peel; cover and bring to a boil.
2. Snip cherries with scissors and remove pits with a fork.
3. Combine water and cornstarch; stir into cherry mixture. Cook and stir until thickened.