Wine-Poached Figs Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 each cinnamon stick
- 2 each whole cloves
- 6 whole, ripe figs
- walnuts or almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
- vanilla ice cream, if you like
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How to make Wine-Poached Figs
I am deeply, deeply in love with fresh figs, and I can think of no better way to enjoy them than this.
- Combine wine, honey and spices in medium sized saucepan and bring to a simmer, then reduce heat until liquid goes still in the pan, for you are about to poach.
- Gently place clean (trimmed) figs into the pan.
- Cover and cook, turning once perhaps, approximately 15 minutes. You will notice a color change in the skin. Better to feel like you are undercooking the fruit than to ruin it with too much heat.
- Remove fruit from poaching liquid and set aside. Keep warm.
- Turn heat up to a simmer and reduce poaching liquid to syrup consistency.
- Serve warm fruit over ice cream (methinks vanilla or other extremely mild and unobtrusive flavor), drizzle syrup over, and finish with nuts, if desired.
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What is this image of? Yes, I know it's fig. It looks like viscera or more plainly: guts ! Please use a better image, I've shown it around the office. Everyone reacts the same: disgust. :-)