Fresh Cherry & Balsamic Sauce (For Duck or Chicken)
Fresh Cherry & Balsamic Sauce (For Duck or Chicken)
Duck and cherries are a classic combination, one you’re likely to find gracing the menu at most Michelin-star-rated restaurants during cherry season. Now you can make it in the comfort of your very own home! Recipe courtesy of Luisa Ormonde of Luisa’s Catering in San Carlos. Luisa, a longtime customer of Sigona’s, suggests serving this over a whole roasted duck or whole roast chicken.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 8 small cipollini onions blanched, peeled (they’ll be in season soon)
- 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup Sigona’s traditional balsamic condimento tradizionale SEE NOTE
- 1 cup chicken stock
- Fresh juice of one small lemon
- 2 cups fresh Bing cherries pitted and halved (you can also use any red cherry)
- Sugar to taste
- Kosher/sea salt to taste
Instructions
- In medium sauté pan, melt butter. Add onions, sprinkle with a little salt and sugar, and sauté until lightly caramelized. Add fresh thyme and cherries and sauté a few more minutes. Deglaze the pan with balsamic, stock and lemon juice, scraping the bottom of the pan to incorporate any brown bits. Season with salt and pepper.
- Reduce until thickened. Keep sauce warm until ready to serve.
