Figs Poached in Spiced Red Wine with Mascarpone
This recipe makes 8 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 290290 cal |
| pro | 3 g3g pro |
| total fat | 15 g15g total fat |
| sat. fat | 9 g9g sat. fat |
| carb | 37 g37g carb |
| fibre | 4 g4g fibre |
| chol | 47 mg47mg chol |
| sodium | 8 mg8mg sodium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 77 calcium |
| iron | 99 iron |
| vit A | 33 vit A |
| vit C | 77 vit C |
| folate | 11 folate |
Beautiful maroon-hued figs and a spiced honeylike sauce are an intriguing pair. Vanilla ice cream or a semi-firm sheep's cheese would also be ideal partners instead of the mascarpone mixture.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry red wine 1 cup dry red wine
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup water
- 2 slices gingerroot 2 slices gingerroot
- 1 strip lemon rind , (2 x 1 inch/ 5 x 2.5 cm)1 strip lemon rind, (2 x 1 inch/ 5 x 2.5 cm)
- 1 cinnamon stick 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 whole star anise 1 whole star anise
- 5 peppercorns 5 peppercorns
- 1 pkg dried golden figs , (about 24)1 pkg dried golden figs, (about 24)
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese 1 cup mascarpone cheese or cream cheese
- 2 tbsp whipping cream 2 tbsp whipping cream
Preparation
In saucepan, stir together wine, sugar, water, ginger, lemon rind, cinnamon stick, star anise and peppercorns; bring to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Meanwhile, pull up fig stems to elongate figs; cut stems off. Add figs to wine mixture; return to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until very tender, about 40 minutes.
Using slotted spoon, transfer figs to bowl. Return wine mixture to boil; boil until reduced to 1/3 cup (75 mL), about 4 minutes. Strain through fine-mesh sieve over figs. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate in airtight container for up to 2 days. Microwave at High, stirring halfway through, until heated through, about 1 minute.)
In small bowl, stir mascarpone with cream until combined; divide among 8 dessert plates. Slit figs vertically from bottom almost all the way to top; twist open. Arrange 3 figs on each serving of mascarpone mixture; drizzle with syrup.
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