Best Red Wine Poached Figs With Vanilla Ice Cream Recipes

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RED-WINE-POACHED FIGS WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM



Red-Wine-Poached Figs with Vanilla Ice Cream image

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.

POACHED FIGS IN SPICED RED WINE WITH VANILLA GELATO



Poached Figs in Spiced Red Wine with Vanilla Gelato image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1-1/2 cups dry red wine
1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
1 cinnamon stick
3 whole cloves
3 whole fresh figs, quartered
Vanilla gelato as an accompaniment
Mint sprigs for garnish if desired

Steps:

  • In a saucepan combine the wine, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Bring the liquid to a boil over moderately high heat, stirring, and simmer the mixture for 5 minutes. Add the figs and simmer just until figs are heated through. Let cool to warm. Arrange scoops of gelato in two stemmed glasses and top with the figs and some of the poaching liquid. Garnish with mint if desired.

FIGS POACHED IN PORT



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Poached figs can be eaten alone or as a simple and light dessert with a scoop of ice cream and biscotti. Serve them with a wedge of Stilton to add a savory note to the end of your meal. Do not overcook the figs. You don't want them so soft that they burst open when you touch them. Black mission figs work best for this recipe, as they tend to be firmer in texture. Other varieties may be substituted but the cooking time should be reduced to five minutes if they are very soft and ripe.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups tawny port
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 (3-inch) strips orange peel
8 whole black peppercorns
12 black mission figs, ripe yet firm

Steps:

  • Combine the port sugar, vanilla pods and seeds, cinnamon, orange peel and peppercorns in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Simmer until the liquid has the consistency of a light syrup, about 20 minutes. You will have about 1 1/2 cups of syrup. Add the figs and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and cool the figs in the syrup. Serve the figs in a bowl with their juices spooned over.

WINE-POACHED FIGS



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 ounces dried mission figs
1/2 cup red wine
1/4 cup sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 sprigs fresh thyme
Cheese and sliced bread, for serving

Steps:

  • Trim and halve the figs, place in a saucepan with the wine, sugar, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the wine is reduced by half and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the thyme sprigs. Serve on top of an assertive cheese, such as Manchego, blue, Taleggio, or a triple cream spread over bread slices.

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