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Prep Time: 3 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 13 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This stylish dessert requires little preparation, and you can easily halve or double the recipe to serve fewer or more diners. Give the figs a gentle squeeze to check for their ripeness; they should be quite soft. Serve the figs with toasted pecan halves and small wedges of Gruyère or fontina cheese. Ingredients:
1/2 cup marsala |
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick |
3 black peppercorns |
1 tablespoon honey |
6 fresh black mission figs (about 8.5 ounces), halved |
Directions:
1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 7 minutes or until syrupy. Add figs; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
2. Choice ingredient
3. Fresh figs need very little adornment and cooking, thanks to their subtle, sweet flavor and dense texture. For a quick, pleasurable ending to a meal, serve figs raw, or gently simmer them in a sauce for just a few minutes. Figs are available twice a year, with the first crop available from June through July, and the second crop coming in early September and lasting through mid-October.
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