Honey-and-Thyme-Poached Figs |
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Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Ingredients:
1 cup sauternes or other dessert wine |
1/2 cup apple juice |
1 tablespoon honey, or to taste |
1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla |
1/2 pound dried calimyrna figs, stemmed, halves,and each half cut into 5 thin strips |
mascarpone, crème fraîche or sour cream as an accompaniment |
1 tablespoon julienne strips of lemon zest |
Directions:
1. In a saucepan bring the wine and the apple juice to a boil with the honey, the thyme, and the vanilla and simmer the mixture for 3 minutes. Add the figs and simmer the mixture, covered partially, for 5 minutes, or until the figs are very soft. Serve the figs warm with the syrup in stemmed glasses topped with the mascarpone and the zest.
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