Fig Compote - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 orange
1/2 lb black mission fig, chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup red wine
3 sprigs thyme, wrapped in
cheesecloth
1 cup water

Preparation

peel the orange and cut into sections over a bowl.
squeeze the sections to release the juice, add figs and sugar.
let it stand for 10 minutes in a medium saucepan, add the fruit and remaining ingredients.
bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
discard the thyme and cool.