BRANDIED FIGS
This preserving project is a fun and make-ahead friendly way to use up peak-season figs, and the payoff is great: Once the holidays roll around, you'll have an elegant fruit at your fingertips to serve with cheese platters, cookies, and pies. While this recipe from chef Scott Peacock is an easy one and mostly hands-off, it does take a couple of days to complete, so plan accordingly!
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking
Time 1h10m
Yield Makes 2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Wash figs a few at a time by quickly dipping them in a bowl of cool water. (Do not soak.) Place in a single layer on a kitchen towel; drain. Sprinkle 3/4 cup sugar evenly in a wide nonreactive pot. Top with figs, then sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup sugar. Cover; refrigerate at least 12 hours and up to 2 days.
- Place pot over low heat, uncovered, and bring figs to a bare simmer. (Tilt pan from side to side or swirl a bit to help sugar dissolve, but do not stir, or fruit may get damaged.) Partially cover and simmer 10 minutes; remove from heat. Cover; let stand 4 hours.
- Repeat step 2 twice; figs should turn translucent in final simmering stage. (If necessary, allow to simmer longer than 10 minutes in final simmer, until they do.)
- Carefully spoon hot figs into hot sterilized canning jars (ideally pint-size or smaller). Bring syrup to a boil, skimming any scum that rises to surface. Turn off heat; stir in brandy. Taste; add more brandy as desired. Pour hot syrup over fruit to cover. Seal and process in a hot-water bath 10 minutes. Figs can be stored in a cool, dark place up to 1 year.
BRANDIED FIG VANILLA PUDDING
Provided by Ruth Cousineau
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a heavy medium saucepan, then whisk in milk and cream. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking frequently, then boil, whisking, 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in butter and vanilla.
- Divide among 4 (6-to 8-ounces) glasses and chill, uncovered, until cold, at least 1 1/2 hours.
- Stir together preserves, brandy, and lemon juice, then spoon on top of puddings.
FIG BRANDY
Make and share this Fig Brandy recipe from Food.com.
Provided by AskCy
Categories Beverages
Time P28DT5m
Yield 1 bottle, 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Clean and sterilise a large kilner jar.
- put in the sugar, figs and honey.
- pour in a full bottle of brandy.
- mix around, seal and leave in the fridge for about a month.
- Then drain the liquid into a bottle (through a fine sieve/filter if you want).
- save the figs for cooking (but remember they are laced with brandy !).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.9, Fat 0.1, Sodium 2.1, Carbohydrate 9.2, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 7.2, Protein 0.4
BRANDIED FIGS
Steps:
- If preserving the figs, sterilize four 1-pint heat-tempered canning jars (see Know-how, page 291).
- Rinse and drain 2 pounds firm ripe fresh figs and trim the stem ends.
- Place 2 cups sugar, 2 cups brandy, 1 cup water, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon whole cloves, a pinch of kosher salt, and the juice of 1 lemon in a large pot over medium heat and bring to a boil. Boil for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to get syrupy.
- Add the figs, reduce the heat to a simmer, and continue to cook for 5 minutes longer.
- For refrigerator figs, pack in airtight containers and refrigerate until ready to serve, or for up to 1 month.
- For preserved figs, pack the hot figs and their syrup in the sterilized jars and seal using the hot-pack method (see Know-how, page 291). Let cool to room temperature, check the seal, and store in a cool, dark place until ready to serve, or for up to 6 months. Refrigerate after opening.
- On the Side
- Brandied figs make a sophisticated topper for everything from vanilla ice cream, to Buttermilk Panna Cotta (page 358), to Granny Foster's Simple Pound Cake (page 314), to Carolina Rice Pudding Brûlée (page 357), to Buttermilk Waffles (page 91).
BRANDIED PEAR, PRUNE AND FIG PIE
Categories Fruit Dessert Bake Thanksgiving Prune Fig Pear Brandy Winter Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 10
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For Crust: Blend flour, sugar and salt in processor. Using on/off turns, cut in butter and cream cheese until coarse meal forms. With machine running, pour just enough water down feed tube to form moist clumps. Gather dough into ball. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour. (Can be made 2 days ahead.)
- For Filling: Mix sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Mix in pears, prunes and figs. Sprinkle brandy over and mix well. Let stand 15 minutes to allow juices to form.
- Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 400° F. Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured surface to 14-inch-diameter round. Transfer to 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish; gently press dough into place. Spoon filling into crust, mounding slightly in center. Roll out second dough disk on lightly floured surface to 14-inch-diameter round. Drape dough over filling. Trim dough overhang to 1/2 inch. Press edges together to seal and fold under. Crimp edge decoratively. Brush top of crust (but not edge) with glaze. Cut several small slits in crust to allow steam to escape.
- Bake pie until crust is golden brown and pears are tender when pierced through steam vents, about 50 minutes. Cool slightly and serve.
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