Spiced Fig Compote Procedure

Name: Spiced Fig Compote Procedure
Ingredients: 1 pound dried black Mission figs; ¼ cup honey; ½ cup red wine orange juice, or water; Pinch of freshly ground pepper; Peel of 1 lemon, removed in strip with a vegetable peeler; Peel of 1 orange, removed in strip with a vegetable peeler; 2 pieces star anise; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 bay leaves

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

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By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1992

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Ingredients

1 pound dried black Mission figs
¼ cup honey
½ cup

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Procedure

Rinse the figs in warm water. Remove the stems and blossom ends of the figs. Cut the figs into quarters and place them in a medium saucepan with the remaining ingredients. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the figs are soft and perfumed with the spices, about 15 minutes.