Spicy Pig Fig Recipes

PORK LOIN CHOPS WITH FIG SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place each pork loin chop between sheets of plastic wrap and pound down to a one-inch thickness.
• Season with salt, pepper, and ground chipotle.
• Heat a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and swirl to coat the pan. Sear pork loin chops until golden brown on each side, turning only once.
• Remove to a platter and keep warm.
• Reduce heat, add onions and saute for two minutes.
• Add garlic and saute an additional one minute.
• Carefully pour in red wine and stir to deglaze the pan, scraping up browned bits.
• Cook one minute, then add chicken broth, thyme, and figs.
• Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring often and mashing the figs until the sauce is thickened.
• Return pork loin chops to the pan, along with any juices that have accumulated on the platter, and coat both sides with sauce. Simmer for two minutes.
• Serve pork loin chops with the fig sauce.

SPICY PIG & FIG

Steps:

• Mix mayo and jam; spread onto cut sides of rolls.
• Fill evenly with remaining ingredients to make 4 sandwiches.

SPICY YELLOW SQUASH FIG CHUTNISH

Steps:

• Combine onions, squash, bell pepper, habanero pepper, fig, and garlic in a food processor; pulse until minced.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion mixture; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, honey, pickling spice, and salt into the onion mixture. Cook and stir, adding water as needed, until desired consistency is reached and chutney it warmed through, about 5 minutes.

SPICED FIGS

Steps:

• Sprinkle soda over figs, pour boiling water over figs and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
• Drain.
• Mix syrup ingredients.
• Lemon chunks may be added (I don't use).
• Whole Ginger may be used also (I don't use).
• Bring to boil, add figs and boil for 10 minutes.
• Boil figs in syrup 10 minutes for 3 days.
• On 3rd day can in sterilized jars.
• Note: for 12 quarts of figs, use 10 pounds of sugar.

SWEET AND SPICY FIG COMPOTE

Steps:

• Heat figs, red wine, sugar, honey, red pepper flakes, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until wine is reduced and thickened, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

GRILLED PORK SAUSAGES WITH SPICED FIGS

Steps:

• Stir first 5 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Let stand 30 minutes. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil; reduce heat to mediumlow and simmer until figs are softened and vinegar is slightly syrupy, about 45 minutes. Mix water and cornstarch in small bowl; stir into fig mixture. Boil and stir to thicken slightly, about 1 minute. Let stand 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Fig sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Grill sausages until browned and cooked through, turning frequently, about 15 minutes. Remove from grill. Holding sausage with tongs, cut in half lengthwise. Repeat with remaining sausages. Grill sausages, cut side down, until browned, about 3 minutes.
• Place 1 sausage half on each plate. Divide figs among plates, about 3 per serving. Drizzle sauce over and serve.

SPICED FIG PRESERVES

Steps:

• Finely chop lemon in processor. Add figs. Using on/off turns, process until figs are coarsely pureed. Transfer mixture to heavy large saucepan. Add 2 1/4 cups sugar, cinnamon stick, 2 1/4 teaspoons minced ginger and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves. Simmer until mixture thickens to jam consistency and candy thermometer registers 200°F, stirring often, about 20 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick. Divide hot preserves among hot clean jars. Cover tightly and refrigerate up to 2 months.

SPICED FIG PRESERVES

Steps:

• Finely chop lemon in processor. Add figs.
• Using on/off switch, process until figs are coarsely pureed.
• Transfer mixture to heavy large saucepan. Add sugar, cinnamon stick, minced ginger and ground cloves.
• Simmer until mixture thickens to jam consistency and candy thermometer registers 200°F, stirring often, about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat, discard cinnamon stick.
• Divide hot preserves among hot clean jars. Cover tightly and refrigerate up to 2 months.
• This is great for holiday gifts. Excellent served with crackers and cheese, and can also be served with meats, especially pork and ham.

SPICY FIG ORANGE MICROWAVE JAM

Steps:

• Place the ingredients in a large ceramic or glass bowl or casserole (a 2-quart Pyrex measuring cup works great), stir to combine, let sit for 30 minutes for the fruit to macerate in the sugar.
• Place in microwave.
• You will cook the fruit mixture on the high setting for approximately 15 minutes.
• As soon as the mixture starts to boil, after about 6 to 8 minutes, stop the cooking and stir.
• Continue cooking and stir every few minutes. At about 13 minutes the mixture should start to get viscous.
• If you spoon out a bit on to a small plate that has been in the freezer, you can push the mixture around a bit with your finger tip to see how thick it is.
• If it is runny, cook it a couple minutes more.
• You can also check by seeing how the jam runs off of a spoon. If it seems to firm up a bit as it drips, it's done.
• If you use a large Pyrex measuring cup, you can see that you start with close to 3 cups of liquid. You want to boil it down to 2 cups.