Bacon Wrapped Wine Poached Dried Figs Recipe

How to make it

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• Put figs, wine and bay leaf into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat, cover the pan and simmer gently until figs have softened, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Uncover and continue to simmer until wine is thick and reduced to just a few tablespoons.
• Remove from heat and cool in the pan.
• Fill a small saucepan with water, bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add bacon and cook 5 minutes.
• Drain thoroughly.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Carefully lift figs out of the wine.
• Make a slit in the side of each fig and push a piece of cheese into the soft center.
• Wrap a strip of bacon around the fig and secure with a toothpick or small metal skewer.
• Set filled and wrapped figs in a small baking dish.
• Bake figs until bacon is browned, turning them once so bacon browns evenly.
• Remove baking dish from the oven and carefully transfer figs to a warm platter.
• Drizzle with the reduced wine and serve warm.