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.

Sheri Castle shares a perfect pairing of pan-seared chicken thighs with a fig pan sauce. This combination of pan-seared chicken thighs and a quick pan sauce featuring fresh figs is simple yet elegant enough to serve to guests.

Sheri Castle joins Trudy Austin in the kitchen and learns the secrets to her prize-winning Ocracoke fig cake. Figs are so important to Ocracoke life that the town hosts an annual fig festival that includes recipe contests, including a traditional fig cake category, which Trudy Austin (a ninth-generation Ocracoker) has won more than once.

Sheri Castle visits the Outer Banks to find one of the world’s greatest diversity of fig trees on Ocracoke Island.

Sheri Castle shares a helpful hint to quickly roast figs.

Figs reign supreme in Sheri Castle’s inventive fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. This recipe takes inspiration from the flavors of a classic Old Fashioned cocktail, which go beautifully with the natural jammy sweetness of fresh figs.