Figs

Food Network Fan · 10-22-2009, 11:50 PM

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 · 10-23-2009, 10:08 AM

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 · 10-23-2009, 11:27 AM

these go into a braise.

BerryBaby · 10-23-2009, 12:40 PM

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

ibcheft · 10-23-2009, 01:56 PM

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 · 10-23-2009, 06:16 PM

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

ibcheft · 10-23-2009, 06:52 PM

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.