Cherry Chenin Soup

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Fresh or canned bing cherries - pitted
2 cups	474ml	Cold water
2 cups	474ml	Dry Creek Chenin Blanc
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cornstarch - plus
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cornstarch
1 teaspoon	5ml	Grated orange zest
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Almond extract - (optional)
		Sour cream

Recipe Instructions

Stem and pit cherries (should be about 4 cups of fruit). Discard all but 1 tablespoon pits. (If using canned cherries, disregard this process and add almond extract at end.)

Crush the pits with a mallet and tie securely in cheesecloth. Place bag of cherry pits, 2 cups cherries, water, and Chenin Blanc in heavy pan; heat to boiling. Reduce to low; simmer covered until fruit is soft (about 15 minutes). Pour through sieve into bowl, saving liquid. Puree the fruit only in a food processor; return puree to pan.

Combine sugar and cornstarch in a bowl; stir this mixture into cherry puree. Slowly add the reserved liquid, 2 cups raw cherries, orange zest and bag of cherry pits. Heat on medium, stirring constantly, until liquid thickens and begins to boil. Remove from heat, stir in orange and lemon juices. Add the almond extract at this time if you haven't used the cherry pits. Transfer soup to bowl; refrigerate covered until very cold (at least 3 hours).

Ladle soup into chilled bowls and garnish with sour cream. Note: if you're using canned cherries with syrup, reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup.

This recipe yields 5 cups (four 1 1/4 cup servings).

Source:
Lynn Thomas of the Food Forum BB at http://food.bb.prodigy.net/

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