Grilled Chicken with Cherry–Bourbon Barbecue Sauce Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Ingredients

• 1 cup pitted fresh sweet cherries, or frozen, thawed
• 1/2 cup canned, no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons bourbon, optional
• 3 whole peeled cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Pinch ground cloves