- 4 cups dry red wine
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 pounds red or golden cherries, stemmed, pitted
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Stir wine and sugar in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add cherries. Bring to boil. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer cherries to medium bowl.
- Boil cooking liquid until reduced to 2 cups, about 25 minutes. Mix in orange peel, almond extract and nutmeg. Cool. Pour syrup over cherries; toss. Cover; chill until cold. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.) Spoon cherry mixture into bowls and serve.