Italian Cherry Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups cherries, pitted
1/2 cup superfine sugar
3/4 cup kirsch

Preparation

Place the cherries and sugar in a small pan, pour in scant 1/2 cup water, cover and cook over medium heat until softened. Remove the cherries with a slotted spoon and pass through a food mill into a bowl. Reduce the cooking liquid over low heat, then remove from heat and let cool. Stir the cooled liquid into the cherry puree, then add the kirsch. Serve.