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Chokecherry Wojapi | Savor Dakota Recipe

Chokecherry Wojapi
By Mavis Two Bulls and Rachel Nava
As seen on Savor Dakota Episode 104: Winter

Ingredients
8 Chokecherry Patties OR you may use 6 cups of frozen berries
6 Cups of Water
3 Tbsp Cornstarch dissolved in a cup of liquid
1 Cup of Sugar

Instructions
• Soak the dried choke cherry patties for a couple of hours and then place in pan and break them up.
• Once the liquid is hot, add sugar and let it melt. You can add less or more sugar to taste.
• Add thickening agent (cornstarch) gradually, as needed.
• Boil and stir until it thickens up.
• Add more thickener if needed.
• Continue to stir. You may thicken to taste.

Some prefer thick, others prefer a more soup like consistency.

Chef MJ Adams was the host of SDPB's Savor Dakota. Watch full episodes of Savor Dakota at https://www.watch.sdpb.org, the PBS app or on YouTube.