Stracciatella with figs and duck prosciutto

That rich and creamy interior of burrata that you love? It's stracciatella, hailing from the south-eastern Italian region of Puglia. In this recipe, it's combined with salty, sweet and nutty elements for a perfect marriage of flavours and textures.

Stracciatella with figs and duck prosciutto Credit: Adam Liaw

• serves

  4

• prep

  5 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 500 g stracciatella
• 4 figs, halved
• 50 g brown sugar
• 300 ml vegetable oil
• 1 sprig rosemary, leaves picked
• salt flakes and ground black pepper
• 100 g air-dried duck prosciutto, torn into strips
• 100 g bunya nuts or macadamias, toasted and chopped
• vincotto and extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Instructions

1. Remove the stracciatella from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature.
2. Heat a heavy-based non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Slice the figs in half and sprinkle the cut sides with brown sugar. Place the figs, sugar-side down into the pan and cook until nicely caramelised. Remove from the pan and place, cut side up on a plate to cool.
3. Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium heat to 170˚C. Add the rosemary leaves and cook just until golden. Drain on paper towel.
4. To serve, place the stracciatella in the centre of a large serving plate and season with a little salt and pepper. Top with the cooled figs and prosciutto. Scatter with the toasted nuts and fried rosemary leaves. Drizzle with vincotto and a little olive oil.

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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