fig jam

chia's Note:

i tasted this at "philadelphia cooks" a few weeks ago . it was served over lamb tagine, to die for.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cup

• 1 cup dried mission figs (6 oz)
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 pinch salt

Directions:

1. remove stems from figs.
2. put figs and lemon juice in a processor, process until figs are chopped.
3. put chopped figs, water, syrup and salt in a saucepan.
4. bring to boil, lower heat to simmer and cook 25 minutes until thick.
5. cool, serve.

Reviews

[Jenny Sanders]

By itself this is a pretty basic recipe for figs-stewed-until-they are-thick. The maple syrup is a subtle but good sweetener for them. I didn't have any Mission figs, so I used Kalimyrna. They were as old as the hills so I had to stew them for twice as long as suggested in the recipe, and add a bit more water. This is supposed to be served over [recipe=84117]Shredded Lamb Tagine[/recipe] which is what I did and Wow! it really is a great taste combination.