Stuffed fig on fried feta cheese and Nashi pear

Ingredients for 5 servings:

• 5 figs, fresh
• 200 g rice
• 2 pinches of citric acid
• 3 packs of sheep’s cheese, round, 55% fat
• 2 Nashi pears
• a few sprigs of dill
• 10 currants
• 1 pinch of white pepper
• 30 g pine nuts
• 4 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

from the show “The Perfect Dinner” on VOX from 08.02.21

Cut a lid off the figs and carefully scoop out the tops with a teaspoon. Finely chop the dill. Mix with rice, citric acid, pepper, currants, and pine nuts in a bowl. Fill the figs to the brim and place them in a small pot with the fig top facing up. Cover with the previously cut-off fig lid. Place a small plate on top of the figs and fill the pot halfway with water. Cook over low heat for about 25-30 minutes. Cut the Nashi pear into pieces and the feta cheese into pieces. Add 2 tablespoons of sesame oil to each pan. Fry the cheese pieces over low heat until golden brown. Place the Nashi pear piece on a plate, then the feta cheese piece and the fig on top. Serve warm. Alev prepared this recipe as an appetizer on the show “The Perfect Dinner” – Day 1 from Hanover – on Monday, February 8, 2021.