Smoked Cherry Bombs Recipes

CHERRY BOMB BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, saute onion in oil until caramelized. Add cherry juice, vinegar, chipotle peppers two packages of dried cherries, garlic, paprika and pickled cherry peppers. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer until chipotle peppers are completely softened, at least 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool. In a food processor, puree this mixture together with the remaining two packages of dried cherries, the tomato paste, roasted red peppers and cherry preserves until smooth.
• Push puree through a fine mesh strainer into a saucepan. Add sugar and salt to taste. Add whiskey. Return to stove and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for another 20 minutes or so. Adjust salt and sugar.

CHERRY BOMB

Steps:

• In a mixing glass combine rum, lime soda, grenadine and lime juice. Mix well and pour into chilled glasses. Garnish with lime slices and cherries.

SMOKED CHERRY BOMBS

Steps:

• Brown the beef in a skillet, drain and add the taco seasoning.
• Add 1/2 cup water and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Set aside and cool.
• Cut the stems off of the peppers and scoop out the seeds.
• Fill with taco meat, and wrap the pepper with bacon.
• Secure with toothpicks, or a shish kebob, and smoke over apple wood on the grill for about 15 minutes or until the bacon is cooked, turning once after 7 minutes.
• Enjoy with a good cold beer.
• *I make my own taco seasoning as follows.
• 1/4 tsp Ancho chile powder.
• 1/4 tsp Chipotle chile powder.
• 1/4 tsp Cumin.
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg.
• 1/4 tsp paprika.
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder.
• 1/4 tsp onion powder.
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper.
• Mix well and store in an airtight container.