15-Minute Homemade Cherry Barbecue Sauce (for Grilled Chicken or Pork)
Author: The Scrumptious Pumpkin
Recipe type: Clean Eating Grilling
Total Time: 15 minutes Prep: 8 minutes Cook: 7 minutes Servings: 8 (makes enough sauce for about 8 pork chops or 8 chicken breasts)
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
½ small onion, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic
1½ cups frozen cherries, thawed
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1½ tablespoons 100 percent pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon cumin
Salt
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic for about 3 minutes, or until softened. Add the cherries and cook until they're heated through, about 2 minutes more. Add the Dijon, tomato paste, maple, vinegar, chili powder, and cumin. Stir to combine. Allow sauce to simmer, stirring often, for about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt.
Remove saucepan from heat and use an immersion hand blender to puree mixture to a smooth and thick sauce (or transfer mixture to a food processor or blender to puree).
Brush barbecue sauce over chicken or pork at the end of grilling. After removing the meat from the grill, top with additional sauce.
Recipe by Jen Elizabeth's Journals at https://jenelizabethsjournals.com/2013/06/20/15-minute-homemade-cherry-barbecue-sauce-for-grilled-chicken-or-pork/