This spiced fig preserve would add a touch of exoticism to any cheese plate.
By Priya Mahadevan
Fig Preserve
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This spiced fig preserve would add a touch of exoticism to any cheese plate.
Author: Priya Mahadevan
Recipe Type: Condiment
Ingredients
- 12 Figs black mountain medium sized
- 1 cup of honey
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup Port Wine
- 1tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 cloves (crushed)
- 3 black whole peppers (crushed)
- 1 tsp crushed cardamom
- 1 tsp all spice
- 1 tsp crushed saffron
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Wash and cut the stems of the figs before cutting them into quarters
- Melt the butter in a heave sauce pan
- Heat the honey until it becomes syrupy.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (except the figs)
- All the all to thicken into a syrup consistency (about 10 -12 mins of medium heat gas flame)
- Now add the figs and swirl syrup around or gently aid with ladle until the syrup covers the figs.
- All this to simmer in medium low flame for about 18 -20 minutes depending on how ripe your figs are.
- Remove from flame And cool.
