The idea for this dish came to me the last time I was in Florida visiting my parents. My mom had picked up these delicious black mission figs from the farmer’s market. When I go home, I completely resort back to childhood, opening and closing the fridge, perusing for snacks each time I pass the kitchen. This time, I kept intermittently pulling the figs out of the fridge, cutting them in half, sprinkling each half (generously…) with brown sugar, and torching them for a brûlée’d snack of sorts. Sweet, subtle, with a satisfying caramelized crunch from the brown sugar. And with whipped cream? Heavenly. The creamy, sweet, crunchy, caramelized taste of my torched figs is more elegantly recreated here in crème brûlée form. I cook down the figs, puree them, and infuse the cream with the puree to form the base of the custard. I use a combo of sugar and honey to sweeten it and include a vanilla bean for depth. If I was serving this at a party, I would garnish with fanned out, thin slices of fig. I inhaled it too quickly here to show you that…Enjoy!
I've never made it, but this might shed some light
You know I've often wondered if the good 'ole East Texas boys knew you cooked some of that thar fancy Frog food dEEssert if they might just git together a lynching mob !!!
I'm just funnin' with ya !!! Good luck, never even tried to cook creme brulee much less any variations.
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