Marty's Manhattan Cherry Sauce

Marty had Friday off and cooked dinner for me!  It was lovely coming home to a house smelling sooo good!  He braised short ribs and created his own Manhattan Cherry sauce.  He thought up this recipe because he wanted to cook with whiskey and sherry, which reminded him of the Manhattan drink! The drink can be garnished with a cherry, so he decided to incorporate cherries into the sauce.  It was very tasty, but we thought it would go better with a pork tenderloin rather than beef.

Adding the whiskey to the chicken broth, onion and garlic.

Adding the lovely cherries!

Simmering away.

Marty's Manhattan martini he drank while cooking.

Reserved drunken cherries.

Sauce goes into the food processor.

Straining the cherry grit.

This looks like a dessert, but its the short rib, cherry sauce served over a cauliflower puree.