This tart Cherry Port Sauce is so awesome and so easy to make! You can use this on duck breasts, chicken breasts, pork tenderloin, even ice cream!
![Cherry Port Sauce in a dish.](https://thewineloverskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cherry-port-sauce-2.jpg)
You can find tart cherries bottled in their juice along with other preserved fruits in your grocery store.
I served it over this Crispy Duck .
![Sliced duck breast fanned out on a plate with cherry port sauce](https://thewineloverskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/crispy-duck-cherry-port-sauce-2-500x331.jpg)
According to Dr. Natasha Turner (a respected Canadian naturopath) tart cherries:
- can reduce inflammation thereby improving on osteoarthritic pain and helping to stave off gout,
- improve sleep as a natural source of melatonin
- decrease post-workout soreness
- combat belly fat
- reduce stroke risk.
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Cherry Port Sauce
A delicious combination of tart cherries and Port that is fantastic with duck.
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Servings: 10 Tablespoons
Ingredients
- ½ cup tart cherries pitted
- 1 small shallot minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 tablespoon butter divided
- ½ cup Ruby Port (you can substitute a fruity red wine)
Instructions
- Sautee shallots in 2 Tbsps butter approx 3 minutes.
- Add cherries, broth and honey and cook over medium/high heat till cherries are soft and volume has reduced by about half. This can take 5-8 minutes.
- Add Port and reduce further until the sauce is syrupy -about 5 minutes.
- Stir in remaining 2 Tbsps butter and mix until combined.
Notes
Nutrition is per Tablespoon
Nutrition
Calories: 74kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 4g
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