Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto and Caramelize
Brussels Sprouts… Not together LOL
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| Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto |
Inspired by a special treat from Lombardi’s Restaurant
Everett Marina and then Head Chef Jeremy Taisey… Fresh fig with goat cheese, sea salt, balsamic
vinegar and crispy Prosciutto!
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| Lombardi’s Everett Waterfront - Fresh fig with goat cheese, sea salt, balsamic vinegar and crispy Prosciutto |
We have wanted to try
making Chef Jeremy Taisey fig and goat cheese since the first time we had
them. We finally had our chance when we
invited our family over for a med week dinner of Bucatini pasta with Avocado
Basil Pesto and antipasto. Part of the antipasto would be goat cheese stuff
figs.
Our challenge now was
finding fresh figs. A week before the dinner our local store had two types of
figs in. So I thought there would be no problem when it became time to buy. I
was wrong… The day before our dinner there was none to be found. We visited all
our local outlets, nothing. Luckily the morning of the dinner I needed to pick
up a few things and there they were lovely black figs…
First step is to crisp the
prosciutto.
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Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto - Crisp the
Prosciutto
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Set aside to cool. We
crumbled ours…
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Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto - Crisp the
Prosciutto
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Cut the stems from the figs
and cut in half.
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Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto – fresh black
figs
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Arrange the fig halves on a
plate.
Spoon the goat cheese
on the fig halves (experiment by using flavored goat cheeses)
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Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto – spoon the goat cheese on
the figs
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Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto – spoon the goat cheese on
the figs
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Arrange pieces of prosciutto
on each fig half.
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Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto – Arrange pieces of prosciutto
on each fig half
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Drizzle with olive oil,
balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with sea salt.
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Cooking at Home – Goat Cheese stuffed Figs with Crisp Prosciutto
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Enjoy…
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Cooking at Home – Caramelize Brussels Sprouts
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Cooking at Home – Caramelize Brussels Sprouts
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Ingredients:
12 to 14 (for 4) Brussels
sprouts
Chicken stock
1 chicken bouillon
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Butter
Salt and pepper
Optional ingredients: bacon, prosciutto, pancetta, garlic, red pepper flakes, etc.
Directions:
Prepare the brussels sprouts by removing unwanted leaves and stems. Cut
brussels sprouts in half.
Place brussels sprouts, cut side down in a saucepan.
Add chicken bouillon and chicken stock to cover the bottom portion of
the brussels sprouts.
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Cooking at Home – Caramelize Brussels Sprouts - place brussels sprouts,
cut side down, add chicken bouillon and chicken stock
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Add salt and pepper and tablespoon of butter. Bring to a
boil.
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Cooking at Home – Caramelize Brussels Sprouts - reduce liquid
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Reduce liquid until there are is no liquid left.
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Cooking at Home – Caramelize Brussels Sprouts - deglaze and add optional
ingredients
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Deglaze with olive oil, tablespoon of butter and sauté until caramelized. (Cooks note: this is where you can add the optional ingredients such as; bacon, prosciutto, pancetta, garlic, red pepper flakes, etc.)
Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and served.
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Cooking at Home – Caramelize Brussels Sprouts
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Enjoy!
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