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chicken with dark cherry sauce

(2 ratings)
alibee avatar
Recipe by
ali Bresnahan
@alibee
Kihei, HI

it's all about the sauce!

(2 ratings)
yield 2 -4
prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For chicken with dark cherry sauce

  • DARK CHERRY SAUCE:
  • 1 can
    pitted dark sweet cherries
  • 2 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp
    mustard
  • 1 Tbsp
    molasses
  • tabasco, few drops
  • 1 dash
    salt
  • 3 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • CHICKEN:
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2-4
    chicken breasts

How To Make chicken with dark cherry sauce

  • 1
    Wash chicken; pat dry. Melt oil and butter in large skillet, brown chicken breasts well on both sides, lower heat, cover pan and cook until done.
  • 2
    For DARK CHERRY SAUCE: Drain syrup from cherries into a 2-cup measure; add water to make 1-1/2 cups. (Save cherries for Step 4.)
  • 3
    In a small pan, blend a few tablespoons cherry syrup into cornstarch until smooth; stir in remaining syrup, mustard, molasses, tabasco and salt. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils 3 minutes.
  • 4
    Stir in cherries and lemon juice; heat slowly just until bubbly. Spoon hot Dark Cherry Sauce over chicken and serve immediately.
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