
Preview | Figs Galore
Preview: 6/8/2023 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
On the coast and in the kitchen, food writer Sheri Castle finds figs galore.
Sheri Castle visits Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks to find one of the world’s greatest diversity of fig trees. She shares recipes for pan-seared chicken thighs with a fig pan sauce as well as a fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. On the island, Sheri learns the secrets to a prize-winning fig cake and shares a helpful hint on a way to quickly roast figs.
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Preview | Figs Galore
Preview: 6/8/2023 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Sheri Castle visits Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks to find one of the world’s greatest diversity of fig trees. She shares recipes for pan-seared chicken thighs with a fig pan sauce as well as a fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. On the island, Sheri learns the secrets to a prize-winning fig cake and shares a helpful hint on a way to quickly roast figs.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[bright music] - [Sheri] I'm Sheri Castle.
Next time on "The Key Ingredient."
we're getting a little figgy with it as we explore wonderful ways to enjoy fresh figs.
We head to Ocracoke Island on the gorgeous Outer Banks for a taste of fig history, and we'll bake a prize-winning fig cake with a baker whose family has lived here for nine generations.
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Field Trip to Ocracoke Island, OBX, NC
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Sheri visits the Outer Banks to find one of the world’s greatest diversity of fig trees. (4m 36s)
Fresh Fig, Orange and Bourbon Crostata | Kitchen Recipe
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Figs reign supreme in Sheri Castle’s inventive fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. (5m 55s)
Seared Chicken Thighs with Fig Pan Sauce | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri shares a perfect pairing of seared chicken thighs with a fig pan sauce. (6m 22s)
Sheri Says: Roasting and Storing Fresh Figs
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Sheri Castle shares a helpful hint to quickly roast figs. (57s)
Trudy’s Ocracoke Fig Cake | Cook Along with Trudy Austin
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Sheri joins Trudy Austin in the kitchen and learns the secrets to a prized fig cake. (6m 5s)
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