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Bing Cherries in Red Wine Syrup

Source of Recipe

From "Food in Jars" by Marisa McClellan


Recipe Introduction

"If you're the type who searches out the wine-soaked fruit in the bottom of a pitcher of sangria, these cherries are for you. Don't use a super expensive bottle of wine; anything that's drinkable and not too sweet works well. Try these over ice cream or with a slice of pound cake."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 2 cups dry red wine
â—¦ 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
â—¦ 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
â—¦ Zest of 1 lemon
â—¦ 4 pounds Bing cherries, pitted


Recipe

Prepare a boiling water bath and four regular-mouth 1-pint jars. Place the lids in a small saucepan, cover them with water, and simmer over very low heat.

In a medium saucepan, combine the red wine, 1 cup water, the sugar, vanilla bean and seeds, and lemon zest. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.

Pack the pitted cherries into the prepared jars and ladle in the hot syrup, leaving ½ inch headspace. Gently tap the jars on a towel-lined countertop to help loosen any bubbles before using a wooden chopstick to dislodge any remaining bubbles and add additional syrup, if necessary. Wipe the rims, apply the lids, and process in a boiling water bath for 25 minutes.

Makes four (1-pint) jars