Cherry Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

1		medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons	30 ml	butter
2		garlic cloves, minced
2 cups	480 ml	fresh or frozen dark sweet cherries, pitted and coarsely chopped
1 cup	240 ml	ketchup
0.67 cup	160 ml	packed brown sugar
0.25 cup	60 ml	cider vinegar
1 tablespoon	15 ml	Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons	10 ml	ground mustard
0.5 teaspoon	2.5 ml	pepper
0.125 teaspoon	0.6 ml	Liquid Smoke, optional

In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat for 20 minutes or until cherries are tender and sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.