Fresh figs are now in season. This is a great way to take advantage of their flavor for time to come. This recipe was inspired by on in Bon Appetit by as usual, I add my own twist. I made a double batch with two different types of figs: Black Mission and Brown Turkey.
Fig Chutney
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2" hunk of jaggery (smoky Indian sugar available in most Indian markets)
- ½ cup dry red wine
- ½ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 whole star anise
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
- ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 3" hunk of ginger peeled and grated.
- 1¼ pound (one package) firm, ripe figs, stemmed, halved
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot; stir to coat. Cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add sugar and jaggery; stir until dissolved. Add red wine and next 7 ingredients. Increase heat to medium-high; simmer until syrupy, about 15 minutes. Add figs; stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, stirring occasionally, until figs are soft but hold their shape, 10-15 minutes, depending on ripeness of figs. Transfer to a jar. Let cool. Cover and chill.
Notes
If jaggery is not readily available you can use cane sugar but the taste of jaggery is worth getting it.
Hmm looks yummy. If ever a batch a figs will survive long enough i will try to make it. But they get eaten up so fast 🙁 i dont think i will use wine, maybe i can use juice instead
If you don’t want to use wine, use some vinegar such as balsamic because juice would make it too sweet…