Cherries in spiced port syrup
The most delicious cherries preserved in spiced port syrup recipe.
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Ingredients
- 700 gms fresh Cherry Time cherries stalks removed and pitted
- 2 thick strips of zest peeled off an orange
- The juice of 1 orange
- ¾ 155gms cup granulated white sugar
- 1 cup 250ml good port
- 2- star anise pods
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 vanilla bean split and seeds removed (if you don’t have a vanilla bean, use 1 tsp vanilla extract but add this at the end)
Instructions
- Remove the stalks and pips from the cherries and set aside
- Measure the orange juice in a jug and top it up with water to reach 1 cup (250ml). Add this to a medium-sized pot along with the sugar, port, star anise, orange zest, cinnamon, and vanilla pod.
- Bring this to a boil stirring to dissolve the sugar and then add the cherries. Cook for 3.5 minutes then remove with a slotted spoon and place them in the sterilized jar.
- Cook the port syrup for 10 minutes over low heat allowing it to thicken. Once cooked add the vanilla extract if you did not use a vanilla pod.
- Remove the aromatics from the liquid and pour this into the jars with the cherries. Seal the lid and turn them upside down for a few minutes until cool.
- Store them in the fridge until you use them.
- *If you want to preserve these cherries for longer, follow the process to properly seal and boil the jars.
Servings: 2 x 1/2 pint jars