Recipe courtesy of Maria Helm
Figs Poached in Port
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 535
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 116
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 106
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 10
- Total: 45 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 40 min
Ingredients
3 cups tawny port
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 (3-inch) strips orange peel
8 whole black peppercorns
12 black mission figs, ripe yet firm
Directions
- Combine the port sugar, vanilla pods and seeds, cinnamon, orange peel and peppercorns in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Simmer until the liquid has the consistency of a light syrup, about 20 minutes. You will have about 1 1/2 cups of syrup. Add the figs and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and cool the figs in the syrup. Serve the figs in a bowl with their juices spooned over.