Salwaa Smith shares a recipe for sourfig konfyt, a Cape Malay preserve made from sour figs. The recipe calls for soaking figs in salted water overnight, peeling the skins, boiling sugar syrup with cinnamon sticks, adding the figs and boiling until soft. The konfyt is cooled and stored in an airtight container to preserve the Cape Malay cooking heritage.
Salwaa Smith shares a recipe for sourfig konfyt, a Cape Malay preserve made from sour figs. The recipe calls for soaking figs in salted water overnight, peeling the skins, boiling sugar syrup with cinnamon sticks, adding the figs and boiling until soft. The konfyt is cooled and stored in an airtight container to preserve the Cape Malay cooking heritage.
Salwaa Smith shares a recipe for sourfig konfyt, a Cape Malay preserve made from sour figs. The recipe calls for soaking figs in salted water overnight, peeling the skins, boiling sugar syrup with cinnamon sticks, adding the figs and boiling until soft. The konfyt is cooled and stored in an airtight container to preserve the Cape Malay cooking heritage.
with 1tsp salt overnight Drain water Peel as much of the skin as possible Boil 2 cups of sugar with a few stick cinnamon and 1 cup of water Boil until the sugar syrup is sticky Add cleaned sourfigs. Stir gently and bring to the boil. Add more water if syrup is to thick Simmer on slow heat for another hour until sourfigs are soft and some of the juice has oozed out. Cool completely and store in airtight container.