Prep

1. Gather your tools and ingredients.
2. Wash your cherries.
3. Use a metal straw to remove the pit from the cherries.
4. Julienne a shallot.
5. Add shallots, cherries, vinegars, water, and brown sugar to a sauce pan.

Cook

1. Put sauce pan on stove on medium high heat.
2. Bring to a simmer and stir to incorporate and gently break up the cherries.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low and allow to reduce until thickened to a syrup and cherries are broken down.
4. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and stir in about a tablespoon of duck fat (optional).