Figs and what to do with them

timefore


Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 495

Message Posted:
25/10/2008 14:22

Our fig tree has gone mad this year, does anyone have any good ideas as what i can do with them, Lots of things I could do!! But recipies is what I am looking for.

I look forward to interesting replys

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
25/10/2008 15:24

This Nigella recipe is perfect and very simple. Personally, I substitute yoghurt for mascarpone and it is much healthier too.



Enjoy.



http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/nigella-lawson/figs-for-1001-nights-recipe_p_1.html

kezspot


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 443

Message Posted:
25/10/2008 15:46

bake open figs in oven, wrapped in foil with honey, blue cheese and topped with bacon. yummy !

Mr Vince


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 696

Message Posted:
25/10/2008 17:05

leave them on the tree. Figs are devils food

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
25/10/2008 17:11

Chuck em in the bin......yuck.

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
25/10/2008 22:34

eat them raw, split in half (make sure nothing moving inside) then just eat the inside, yum.

Dont "chuck them" give them to your TC neighbours. They will eat what they can and share with their family .



"Chuck them", blah blah blah Turtle's actually love them.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
25/10/2008 22:41

Our fig tree went apeshit too... it's only its second year and it's 15 feet high!



The figs were scrumptious...



How do you know when your figs are ripe? ... Easy they've gone. Your neighbour will have picked them....

efendioliver



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 545

Message Posted:
25/10/2008 23:25

figs wrapped in bacon stuffed with brie drizzled with a honey and balsamic dressing is always been a favourite of mine

NoNowt


Joined: 09/10/2008
Posts: 68

Message Posted:
26/10/2008 01:13

Groucho, same experience here. Taller and wider than anything else in the garden by a long chalk, in 14 months and loaded with figs in August. I ate most of them myself.



Turbo - exactly right. My first experience of fresh figs was 3 years ago at the Mountainview where a family member of the owners invited me to sit down with him at breakfast time to share some of his figs. He cut each one into quarters and prodded them with the knife also, then showed me some tiny maggoty like creatures in some!



I repeated this procedure on the figs from our garden but didn't find anything. After a few days, I didn't bother looking for them. Oh and another probably well known but not mentioned yet item here is that I was told by the locals that they call it "Turkish Viagra". I'm not answering questions on the merits of that statement!

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
26/10/2008 01:59

message 1,



try Fig and cinnamon jam - a quick 'google' will turn up a recipe...

mountain edge



Joined: 23/02/2007
Posts: 199

Message Posted:
26/10/2008 09:50

I trimmed my fig tree back when I got over for a 2 week break and instantly got bollocked by everybody. From my wife right down to the water man enjoyed the figs off the tree and told me I should have left it alone. I don't like figs myself but they seem to enjoy just picking the ripe ones straight from the tree and putting them in that orifice above the chin, why bother doing anything else with them.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
27/10/2008 17:03

Went to my friend's dad's village yesterday for lunch and had purple and green figs (unadulterated), oranges, pomegranates, sharan fruit and fresh dates all from his garden. Absolutely gorgeous. We are so lucky to be able to get all this wonderful fresh fruit here.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
27/10/2008 17:53

Has anyone ever had Fried Figs?

Jachin



Joined: 05/02/2008
Posts: 99

Message Posted:
27/10/2008 18:11

Split them open fill with crystalised ginger and bake in oven for 10-15 mins and serve hot with ice-cream: delicious.



Do same and wrap in filo pastry: even better.



david

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
27/10/2008 20:22

Split open, a little brown sugar, a little port or sweet red wine and broil till sizzling.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
27/10/2008 20:34

Bayram, who runs the petrol station in Esentepe gave me one of his dates stuffed with a roasted almond... blew my taste buds away... I must ask him for the recipe.... if I get it I'll post it here...

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
28/10/2008 19:20

How long before they bear fruit?

I went home end of July came back October 8th and had 3 figtrees 3-4 ft high which we hadn't planted.

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
28/10/2008 19:32

Birds drop the seeds, the best figs are usually the first ones of the season, they are gigantic, keep your eyes open next year for the first jumbo fig.



The down side is, if not picked and let to over ripen on tree till they start dropping , you will get tons of wasps, tons, and maggots.

bigears


Joined: 14/03/2008
Posts: 62

Message Posted:
28/10/2008 21:06

HOw about this one. Breakfast Fig Spread.

6 oz dried balck figs - I would say 8 oz fresh would be ok. 1 tsp fresh ginger diced 1 cup orange juice 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice 1/8 tsp table salt. Combine them all in a pan and bring to the boil, rduce the heat to medium low and simmer stiring occasionally - until the liquid has evaporated by 3/4. about 15 mins. Remove from the heat and pulsate in a food processor when cooled. Keep in the fridge. spreading on bread for a figgy spread. Try it with plain yoghurt on top... Yum ho for me. Sue

stewy


Joined: 18/10/2008
Posts: 279

Message Posted:
29/10/2008 00:20

I roast them and use them as conkers.

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
29/10/2008 12:32

Thanks Turbo