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Fig And Mezcal Ice Cream - {Helado De Higos Y Mezcal}
By á-174942
* Note: If you can't find mezcal, substitute another liquor, such as dark rum, Bourbon or tequila
- 5 dried black figs
- 1/4 cup mescal see * Note
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 dash salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Figs Stuffed With Foie Gras Mousse
By á-170456
Note: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- FOIE GRAS MOUSSE:
- 6 ounces grade-B or -C duck foie gras clean
- 2 tablespoons Cognac, Armagnac, or Sauterne
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 gratings nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon minced summer or black winter truffle (optional)
- FIGS:
- 1 pound fresh Black Mission or green figs
- 2 ounces homemade foie gras mousse (above) (or, to save time, store-bought mousse)
- 2 teaspoons verjus (available in specialty foods stores, or 1 tspn white wine vinegar diluted with 1 tspn water)
- 1 tablespoon sliced almonds toasted, and finely chopped (see Note)
Cornish Hens With Fresh Figs
By á-170456
In a heavy ovenproof skillet or Dutch oven, combine the onions with 3 tablespoons of the honey, 1/2 teaspoon of the...
- 8 large onions thinly sliced
- 6 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
- 2 large or 4 small Cornish game hens
- 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil
- 12 threads Spanish saffron toasted and crushed
- 12 fresh figs peeled and halved
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