Quick Flaming Cherries Jubilee Food

CLASSIC CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a wide saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in the cherries and orange zest, return to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. While the cherries are cooking, spoon the ice cream into serving bowls.
• Remove the cherries from the heat, and stir in the cherry extract. Pour in the brandy, and ignite with a long lighter. Gently shake the pan until the blue flame has extinguished itself. Spoon the cherries over the bowls of ice cream.

QUICK FLAMING CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, stir together the cherry pie filling and brown sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. When it begins to boil, pour the brandy over the top and do not mix. Carefully touch a lit match to the side of the pan to light a flame. Allow the flame to burn out, then mix the brandy into the cherries. Serve hot over scoops of vanilla ice cream.

RED LION FLAMBE CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add butter, sugar, and honey. Cook until sugar dissolves. Add cherries and its syrup, orange juice, Kirsch, Triple Sec and cinnamon.
• Bring to a simmer. Prop pan to the side to ignite evaporating liqueur, or remove pan from heat, ignite with a long kitchen match. Return to the heat and continue simmering for 4 to 5 minutes. In a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and water. Stir slurry into mixture and continue cooking until sauce thickens to desired consistency.
• Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• In a small dish, combine a little cherry juice with sugar and cornstarch. In a skillet, heat juice from cherries over moderate heat. Add cornstarch mixture. When juice thickens, add cherries to warm through. Pour in warmed liqueur, then flame the pan to burn off alcohol. Remove cherries from heat. Scoop vanilla ice cream into large cocktail glasses or dessert dishes and spoon cherries down over ice cream.

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan on low heat, add cherry brandy and keep it warm - don't let it simmer.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, add raw sugar and corn starch, Pour in the milk and whisk until the sauce thicken, about 2 minutes.
• Add cherries to the cornstarch mixture, stir to coat and warm them up, about 3 minutes. Pour in the warm brandy. Either flambé it for 15 seconds or cook for about 45 to 60 seconds. Remove from the heat and serve immediately with vanilla ice cream.

TRIPLE-CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Place sieve over bowl. Add thawed cherries; let drain. Pour drained juices into heavy medium skillet (set cherries aside). Mix 2 cups cherry juice, dried cherries and sugar into same skillet. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Boil sauce until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Mix arrowroot with remaining 1 tablespoon juice in small bowl. Whisk into sauce. Boil until thickened, about 1 minute. Discard vanilla bean. Mix in drained cherries and orange peel.
• Heat kirsch in skillet over low heat. Remove from heat. Carefully ignite kirsch with match. Carefully pour flaming kirsch into sauce. Scoop ice cream into bowls. Spoon sauce over.

CHERRIES JUBILEE FOR A HEALTHY HEART

Steps:

• Pour juice from cherries into a saucepan with the currant jelly, cornstarch and orange rind. Cook over low heat until the jelly melts.
• Stir in the cherries. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• At the table, pour the warm brandy over the cherries in the serving pan and flame.
• Spoon into meringue shells or over ice milk while cherries are still flaming.

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugar and cherries; stir to combine. Cook until cherries are tender and sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Add kirsch, and carefully ignite. Cook until flame is extinguished. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.