Honey-and-thyme-poached figs

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Sauternes or other dessert wine
½ cup Apple juice
1 tablespoon Honey; or to taste
½ teaspoon Fresh thyme leaves
¼ teaspoon Vanilla
½ pounds Dried Calimyrna figs; stemmed, halves,and
; each half cut into
; 5 thin strips
Mascarpone; creme fraiche or
; sour cream as an
; accompaniment
1 tablespoon Julienne strips of lemon zest

Directions

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.

Serves 4.

Gourmet November 1993

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