Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves 2
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups dry red wine
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
6 dried Calimyrna figs (about 1/4 pound), halved lengthwise
Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream
Preparation
Step 1
In a 1 1/2-quart saucepan combine all ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Simmer figs, covered, until tender, about 30 minutes.
Step 2
Transfer figs with a slotted spoon to a bowl and boil syrup until reduced to about 1/4 cup. Strain syrup through a fine sieve into another bowl. Add syrup to figs and cool to warm.
Step 3
Serve fig mixture spooned over ice cream.
