Cinderforge Sour Cherry Mustard

Name: Cinderforge Sour Cherry Mustard
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about ½ cup (120 ml)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp English mustard powder (30 ml) Dry Mustard; 2 Tbsp water (30 ml) Water; one 14-oz can unsweetened tart cherries, drained (397 g) Cherry; ½ cup red wine vinegar (120 ml) Red Wine Vinegar; ¼ cup ruby port (60 ml) Port; 2 Tbsp sugar (30 ml) Sugar; kosher salt (2 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Jeremy Ford recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Jeremy Ford.

From a champion chef's kitchen.

Ratio

Dry Mustard 30 mlWater 30 mlRed Wine Vinegar 120 mlPort 60 mlSugar 30 ml

Ingredients

Dry Mustard — 2 Tbsp English mustard powder (30 ml)
Water — 2 Tbsp water (30 ml)
Cherry — one 14-oz can unsweetened tart cherries, drained (397 g)
Red Wine Vinegar — ½ cup red wine vinegar (120 ml)
Port — ¼ cup ruby port (60 ml)
Sugar — 2 Tbsp sugar (30 ml)
Salt — kosher salt (2 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Cinderforge Sour Cherry Mustard wants a blender — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Jeremy Ford. American / Miami contemporary. Cited awards include: Top Chef winner S13 (2015–16).

Originally published as Sour Cherry Mustard.

Adapted from a Jeremy Ford recipe (Jeremy Ford / Food & Wine via Wayback (2016-07-15; re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Jeremy Ford / Food & Wine via Wayback (2016-07-15; re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18) (published as “Sour Cherry Mustard”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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