Dried Cherry and Stout Sauce with Brown Sugar and Allspice

Name: Dried Cherry and Stout Sauce with Brown Sugar and Allspice
Ingredients: 1 cup, chicken stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth; 2 tablespoons, cornstarch; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3 medium, shallots, chopped fine; 1/8 teaspoon, ground allspice; 4 cups, stout; 1/3 cup, packed brown sugar; 1 cup, dried tart cherries (about 5 ounces); 1 1/2 tablespoons, balsamic vinegar

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1999, America's Test Kitchen TV

This sauce goes especially well with ham.

SERVES 7 to 10 (Makes about 4 cups)

TIME 30 minutes

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