Red-wine-poached figs with vanilla ice cream
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Dry red wine |
| 2 | tablespoons | Honey |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 1 | Cinnamon stick | |
| 2 | Whole cloves | |
| 6 | Dried Calimyrna figs; (about 1/4 pound), | |
| ; halved lengthwise | ||
| Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream | ||
Directions
In a 1½-quart saucepan combine all ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Simmer figs, covered, until tender, about 30 minutes.
Transfer figs with a slotted spoon to a bowl and boil syrup until reduced to about ¼ cup. Strain syrup through a fine sieve into another bowl. Add syrup to figs and cool to warm. Serve fig mixture spooned over ice cream.
Serves 2.
Gourmet November 1994
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