Grilled Figs with Marc de Bourgogne

Name: Grilled Figs with Marc de Bourgogne
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 12 firm, ripe, black figs; 12 firm, ripe, black figs; ¼ cup (60 mL/2 fl oz) fresh orange juice; 100 g (3½ oz) white granulated sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter; 12 firm, ripe, black figs; ⅖ cup (100 mL/3½ fl oz) Marc de Bourgogne; ½ teaspoon grated orange peel

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fine Family Cooking

By Tony Bilson

Published 1994

About

Marc de Bourgogne is a spirit made from the grape residues of wine; the skins and the stalks. In its early days it is raw and unpalatable, but after ageing for years in oak it develops a smoky flavour that I love, especially when teamed with fresh figs.

Ingredients

12 firm, ripe, black figs
100 g (3½ oz) <

Oceania
Australia
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Destalk the figs and cut them in half Melt the butter in a large frying pan or skillet over a low heat. Gently brown the cut side of the figs in the butter without allowing the butter to burn. Sprinkle the sugar over the figs. Increase the heat to high, shaking the pan so that the sugar falls to the bottom and soaks up the butter. Add the orange juice and peel and then the Marc. Light the alcoh