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Annual California Fig Fest 2010
Award-Winning Recipe:
Fig Flan with Fig Balsamic
Glaze
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Courtesy
of
Nancy Vajretti at
Love & Garlic
Posted on August 29, 2010
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We at
ExperienceClovis.com
are proud to present an award winning
recipe, Juan Fig Flan. This beautiful
fig-based desert received First Place at Fig
Fest at Fresno State University on |
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August 7, 2010,
in the
category
People's Choice ̶ Best Food
Purveyor. Nancy Vajretti,
Head Chef and Founder of
Love and Garlic, Inc., shared the story of
how her gorgeous
and delicious
Juan Fig Flan was created with Fig Balsamic
Glaze as follows:
"Our fig offering:
Fig Flan
with our signature Fig Balsamic Glaze. Our Chef,
John, came to me on Thursday to suggest we serve
Fig Flan with our signature Fig Balsamic glaze.
This would be the first year we would serve
sweet rather than savory. John prepared the flan
‘dulce de leche’ style, deep dense custard
flavors blended with white dried Calimyrna figs.
Delicious, we nicknamed the flan, Juan Flan."
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FIG BALSAMIC GLAZE
Fig Balsamic Glaze:
use as a topper for cheeses, glaze for grilled
meats, dessert
pairing
4 cups fresh figs any
variety
4 cups sugar
1/2
cup orange peel zest
1 cup port wine
2
cups nectarines or peaches marinated in 2 cups
red wine
4
cardamom seeds
1 bay leaf
2 quarter sized pieces of crystallized ginger (most
grocery stores)
Combine
and simmer until jam like consistency
JUAN FIG FLAN
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 14 oz can evaporated milk or heavy cream
3 egg
1 cup dried Calimyrna Figs
6
8 oz. ramekins, bouillon cups or 1 10” round ceramic
dish
Method:
For the caramel, pour the
sugar in a heavy bottom pot or pan and set over
medium heat. Heat until the sugar melts and
becomes caramel. Immediately pour into ramekins,
bouillon cups or flan ceramic round. Rotate the
cups or pan until the caramel coats the bottom
and sides. Reserve. Combine egg, condensed
milk, milk or cream and dried figs into a
blender. Blend until smooth. Pour mixture into
the cups or round ceramic coated with the
caramelized sugar. Place the dessert cups or
round ceramic dish in a pan with water. Place
the pan in a preheated 350 degree oven and bake
for 30 to 45 minutes depending on size of pan or
demi-tasse cups.
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