Blog's Category: Dessert, Hors D'oeuvre, My Own Fast and Easy, Snacks, Vegetarian
Intro
Yes, I can :) Among great disaster my kitchen renovation caused, I managed to put together something simple, elegant and delicious. In my desperate attempts to minimize quantity of boxes around and use up all edible contents of cupboards, I come across of large bag of Calimyrna Dry Figs I bought a while ago at Costco. At the time I was frustrated - figs were not good to eat as is because they had really tough outer skin despite having wonderful, soft and creamy seedy flesh. So I decided that figs has to be simmered to soften up the skin. Leftovers of red merlot would be great as infusing liquid and also it would cut on natural ultra-sweetness figs have. Couple additional embellishments I had on hands - pecans and lemon zest - and recipe was born! Results are great and that's why, despite a critical lack of time I'm experiencing now, I have to share this recipe with you!
What is it?
Dry figs are simmered in red wine, then cooled down and served with a toasted pecans and spritz of Cool Whip.
Yes, I can :) Among great disaster my kitchen renovation caused, I managed to put together something simple, elegant and delicious. In my desperate attempts to minimize quantity of boxes around and use up all edible contents of cupboards, I come across of large bag of Calimyrna Dry Figs I bought a while ago at Costco. At the time I was frustrated - figs were not good to eat as is because they had really tough outer skin despite having wonderful, soft and creamy seedy flesh. So I decided that figs has to be simmered to soften up the skin. Leftovers of red merlot would be great as infusing liquid and also it would cut on natural ultra-sweetness figs have. Couple additional embellishments I had on hands - pecans and lemon zest - and recipe was born! Results are great and that's why, despite a critical lack of time I'm experiencing now, I have to share this recipe with you!
What is it?
Dry figs are simmered in red wine, then cooled down and served with a toasted pecans and spritz of Cool Whip.
Taste Description
Red wine breaks up tough skin of dry Calimyrna figs and transforms sugary sweetness of dry fig into wine-pinching, gentle and fruity one. Accompanying pecans and puffy whipped cream are perfect finishing touch to now-juicy, cooled up, creamy figs. Surprisingly, lemon zest is almost non-existing here, so you can totally omit it in this recipe.
Red wine breaks up tough skin of dry Calimyrna figs and transforms sugary sweetness of dry fig into wine-pinching, gentle and fruity one. Accompanying pecans and puffy whipped cream are perfect finishing touch to now-juicy, cooled up, creamy figs. Surprisingly, lemon zest is almost non-existing here, so you can totally omit it in this recipe.
How to Serve/Store
Serve cold, with whipped cream and toasted nuts. It's a great do-it-ahead dessert - it will keep in a fridge for up to two weeks.
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Wine Infused Figs
- 20 large dry figs
- 2 cups of red wine (I used merlot leftovers)
- whipped cream
- toasted pecan halves
- zest of 1 lemon (optional)
- Serve cold, drizzled with a wine sauce from a bottom of your container, with a whipped cream and toasted pecans on top. Enjoy!
Notes
- If nobody watches, eat it right before going to bed, from a container, gently holding stem up, with a spritz of whipped cream and pecan sitting on a top of all this goodness ;)
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IN PICTURES
The skin of these figs was so tough and rubbery!
Simple wine magic and fig skin is transformed into the soft, barely chewy outer layer around that unbelievable figy-seedy flesh.
figs before and after..note how moist and plum they become after simmering in a wine..
remember my advice above, the best way to enjoy these figs?...