RED-WINE-POACHED FIGS WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM

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Categories     Dessert     Poach     Valentine's Day     Quick & Easy     Fig     Red Wine     Gourmet     Fat Free     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 cups dry red wine
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
6 dried Calimyrna figs (about 1/4 pound), halved lengthwise
Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • In a 1 1/2-quart saucepan combine all ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Simmer figs, covered, until tender, about 30 minutes.
  • Transfer figs with a slotted spoon to a bowl and boil syrup until reduced to about 1/4 cup. Strain syrup through a fine sieve into another bowl. Add syrup to figs and cool to warm.
  • Serve fig mixture spooned over ice cream.

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