Fabulously Easy Fig Sauce Food

BALSAMIC FIG SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients with 1/2 cup water in a saucepan.
• Cover; bring to boil over high heat.
• Reduce to a simmer; cook, partially covered, until fruit has broken down, about 20 to 30 minutes.
• Let cool slightly; remove thyme sprig.
• Press mixture through a large-holed sieve with a rubber spatula.

BALSAMIC FIG SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients with 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Cover; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer; cook, partially covered, until fruit has broken down, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Let cool slightly; remove thyme sprig. Press mixture through a large-holed sieve with a rubber spatula.

SUSAN'S DUCK BREAST WITH FIG AND PORT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a pan, combine beef stock and chicken stock. Bring to boil and let simmer until mixture is reduced down to 1/2 cup. Set stock reduction to the side.
• While stock is reducing on the stove,lightly score fat side of duck breast, with a sharp knife, in a diamond pattern. Sprinkle duck breasts with thyme, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper to season. Let sit, for 20minutes.
• In a hot skillet pan, heat to medium high. Add olive oil. Add duck breast, fat (skin) side down, and cook for 6 minutes.
• Turn duck over and let cook 2 minutes.
• Remove duck breast to foil lined baking pan, meat side down, and bake in oven for 5-6 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest on cutting board for at least 5minutes.
• Meanwhile in skillet, drain off most of fat. Add 2tbsp of butter to pan.
• Add shallot and cook until tender.
• Add port wine and bring to a boil. Reduce by half.
• Add 1/2 cup stock reduction and bring mixture to a boil. Simmer sauce low until reduced by 1/3 or sauce is a syrupy glaze.
• Add fig preserves. Stir until completely melted and combined into sauce.
• In a cup combine remaining 1 tbsp flour and 1 tbsp butter (beurre manie).
• Add flour mixture to sauce and stir well to combine. Bring sauce to boil, stirring, until sauce thickens. That will take only 2 minutes or so. Remove from heat.
• Cut duck breast, into 1/2 inch slices, angled, against the grain.
• On serving plates, place sauce on bottom and place several slices of duck breast on top. Drizzle just a bit more sauce over top of duck slices. Repeat on all serving plates.
• Serve immediately. Bon Appetit.

FABULOUS FIG MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and lightly grease 18 standard-size muffin cups (2 1/2 inches) or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• In a medium bowl, beat together the eggs, buttermilk, sugar, and melted butter.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and gently mix in the wet ingredients, until just moistened.
• Gently fold in figs.
• Pour batter into muffin tins, filling about 2/3 full.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center come out clean and the tops are golden.
• Cool on a rack in the tins for 5 minutes, then take out of the tins and cool completely on the rack or serve warm.
• -OAMC instructions- Bake as directed and cool completely.
• Wrap the muffins tightly in foil and place ina freeser bag for up to 3 months.
• To reheat, heat muffins in foil for about 15-18 minutes or until warm in a 300F oven.