Honeyed Figs With Sweet Red Wine and Lavender Jam |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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No Pectin jam. This can be spread on you favorite bread/ toast! It is a thinner jam which makes it great to glaze a chicken, duck, pork roast at the end of cooking. Or to serve as a condiment with the choice of roasted or grilled meats. Top a slice of cheese cake or scoop of ice cream with some for an elegant dessert. Ingredients:
1 tablespoon dried lavender |
1 tablespoon sugar |
4 lbs fresh figs, 8 cups washed |
1 cup sugar |
1 cup honey |
1 cup sweet red wine (i used home made with marechal, alcante, seyval, ravat grapes. 8/26/12 i used a tawny port) |
2 lemons, juice and zest of or 1/2 cup bottled lemon juice |
Directions:
1. In a coffee grinder place 1 tablespoon sugar and lavender, and process to make the lavender into fine bits. The sugar will become somewhat powdered.
2. Place into a large heavy bottom pot.
3. Place the figs and remaining sugar, into the processor and pulse 5 to 6 times just to a coarse chop: add to large pot with honey, wine, lemon juice and zest.
4. Heating to a slow boil then raise heat to a fast rolling boil for 15 minutes stirring most the time. At this point you`ll see the juice turn vibrant red.
5. Spoon into sterilized jars.
6. Process for 10 minutes in a hot water bath.
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