Making fufu.

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Traditional stew recipe.

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North African Recipe Salted Figs with Honey


North African Recipe Salted Figs with Honey

North African Recipe Salted Figs with Honey


Figs have been a common recipe ingredient for North Africans since before written food history. Thanks to the favorable climate conditions, the figs grown from the sycamore-fig tree in North Africa is one of the most important in the world. Learn how to make easy elegant salted figs with honey African food recipe.


North African Recipe Salted Figs with Honey

North African Recipe Salted Figs with Honey


Ingredients
4 large fresh figs
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup orange blossom honey
¼ teaspoon salt


Directions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Gently wash and pat dry figs. Toss figs with oil place stem side up in a shallow baking pan. Roast for 20 minutes. Allow to cool and quarter without cutting completely through the figs. Meanwhile, add honey to a heatproof cup and microwave for 1 minute. Pour honey evenly over figs, sprinkle with salt and serve warm.


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