Olive And Fig Stew Recipes

FIG AND OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• Combine figs and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, and liquid has reduced. Remove from heat, and stir in the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, rosemary, thyme, and cayenne. Add olives and garlic, and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover, and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight to allow flavors to blend.
• Unwrap cream cheese block, and place on a serving platter. Spoon tapenade over cheese, and sprinkle with walnuts. Serve with slices of French bread or crackers.

BEEF, FIG & OLIVE STEW

Steps:

• Brown beef in pan.
• Add garlic and herbes de Provence, stir for about 30 seconds.
• Add wine, scrap up any browned bit, stir until slightly reduced, about 1 minute.
• In a small bowl, stir together beef broth and cornstarch. Add to pan and increase heat to high, bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
• Add tomatoes, figs, olives and pepper and return to a simmer.
• Maintain a simmer, stirring occasionally until tomatoes have broken down, about 5 minutes.
• Heat through, about 2 minutes.

OLIVE AND FIG STEW

Steps:

• Poach fresh figs in orange juice and red wine reduction with star anise.
• Heat oil in a pan and add chopped garlic, onions and tomatoes.
• Add sliced olives, capers and poached figs and cook in a low flame.
• Adjust seasonings (season salt, pepper) and add fine herbs, parsley and cook till its set
• Place a ring in the plate and serve, take the ring out.
• Add garnish of olives and fresh herbs.

LAMB STEW WITH PARSNIPS AND FIGS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325.
• heat 2 tsp olive oil in a dutch oven on stovetop.
• season lamb with salt and pepper and add to brown on all sides, in batches.
• remove from pan.
• heat 1 tbsp oil, add onionsand saute until softened.
• add parsnips, cumin, garam masala, cook 3 mminutes, stirring.
• return lamb and juices to pan.
• add port, figs, chile paste, and broth to pan and bring to a boil.
• cover and place in oven, bake for 1 hour until lamb is tender.
• combine water and cornstarch with a whisk, add to lamb stirring until thickend and bring to boil on stovetop.
• season with salt and pepper.

BAGHDAD BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy pot over medium heat. Cook and stir beef in hot oil until browned completely, about 5 minutes.
• Pour reserved liquid from figs into a 2-cup measuring cup. Add enough water so the mixture is 2 cups total; pour into pot with the beef. Stir carrots, onion, green onions, coriander, and cinnamon into the beef mixture. Reduce heat to low and cook at a simmer for 90 minutes.
• Stir honey, vinegar, salt, and pepper into the beef mixture; continue cooking on low for 1 hour more.
• Stir figs and almonds into the beef mixture. Remove from heat. Cool for 1 hour before reheating to serve.

POTATO AND OLIVE STEW

Steps:

• To make meatballs, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over low heat. Add zucchini and saute until softened, about 10 minutes. Add onions and chili and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in bulgur and milk. Let stand until wheat absorbs liquid and becomes soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix the ground beef with the egg, garlic, mint, parsley and ouzo or wine. Stir in the zucchini and bulgur mixture. Add Parmesan and salt and mix well. Let stand at least 1 hour or prepare the night before.
• Meanwhile, to make the stew, preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large, heavy and deep nonreactive skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and saute until golden brown on all sides, about 15 minutes. Remove potatoes with a slotted spoon.
• Add onions and cook until transparent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, chili pepper, wine, oregano, tomatoes and olives. Cook for 1 minute. Place potatoes in a clay or glass baking dish large enough to hold them in a single layer. Season with salt.
• Pour sauce over the potatoes and bake, adding a little water if needed, until potatoes are tender, 30 to 45 minutes. Taste and season with added salt if needed. Set aside and keep warm.
• Preheat broiler. Take a heaping tablespoon of the meatball mixture in your hand and shape into a ball. Place on a broiler pan and broil until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes, turning once. Place the meatballs over the stew, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

OLIVE, FIG, AND HONEY TAPENADE

Steps:

• Pulse all ingredients in a mini food processor until they form a rough paste (do not overprocess, as the paste should retain some texture). Let stand 1 hour before serving.