Figs

[Food Network Fan]

Do any of you cook with figs. It's not something I am familiar with. I have a pork tenderloin recipe that calls for dried figs and I found some nice ones imported from Greece in the produce section. Any tips you can give me?

[Apache726]

I just bought some fresh whole figs last week, but I made jam with them. I'm not sure what I would do with dried figs other than rehydrate them in some type of liquor.

[Food Network Fan]

these go into a braise.

[BerryBaby]

I love dried figs! Especially the Greek figs. I've never cooked with them, just eat them as is.

[ibcheft]

Never tried cooking with them, but love to eat them, fig newtons, and I buy a bag a dried figs just to eat like you would a candy snack.

[Food Network Fan]

It was very good. Another recipe from my new Williams Sonoma Essentials of Slow Cooking.

[ibcheft]

I think it was on one of the first episodes of Hells Kitchen this year that they guy who won it made a sauce from figs over something and Ramsay loved it, said the sauce was excellent, but for never did see how he made the sauce wonder if there was a recipe ever placed on it somewhere? now I am going tp have to go do some research see if I can find it.

[GB2002]

No advice here. I have a fig tree growing outside my bedroom. It has figs on it right now. But I never eat them! The squirrels get 'em.

[BerryBaby]

Fresh figs are delicious! Go out there and pick a few....the squirrels know a good thing when they taste it.

[Pajangle]

With pork