Christmas is fast approaching and each year I try and make a large proportion of my presents. One reason is that it's pretty cost effective but the other is that a homemade gift, and a tasty one at that can be something that the recipient just can't head out and buy in the shops.
In the hampers this year (and most years to be honest), is this super fast to prepare Fig Vinegar, all it needs really is some time steeping away in the jar. Start now and it will be ready in time for Christmas.
Why not gift in a pretty bottle with some serving suggestions attached, personally I love this as the basis for a dressing on a fattoush salad or simply served with some olive oil and breads for dipping.
Fig Vinegar
It really is a very simple method.
You need the following:
Large Jar with a clip top
lots of fresh figs.
A 330ml bottle of cider vinegar for each 8 figs
A tablespoon of caster sugar for each 8 figs
1. Quarter your figs, and fill into a large, sterilised preserving jar followed by the cider vinegar and sugar.
2. Leave the jar for at least a month, but ideally two. Every now and then give it a bit of a shake. It's not dissimilar to the method for slow gin.
3. When you are ready to decant, make sure your bottles are throughly sterilised.
4. Put a sieve lined with muslin cloth over a large bowl and pour the vinegar through. Then gather up the cloth and squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. The aim is to get out every bit of juice left in the figs, you will find that a few seeds get through which really is no bad thing as a smattering of them are rather pretty.
5. Finally, fill each of the bottles, label and give them out to some of your most deserving friends and family members. Make sure you keep a bottle back for yourself of course!
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