03Add 1 cup water, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Cover. Bring to boil. Lower heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Pork will be cooked through, and figs and apples will be almost completely disintegrated. Stir in remaining salt.04Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup water until smooth. Add a few ladles of hot fig sauce to cornstarch mixture, and then stir it into the pot. Bring to boil. Lower heat, and simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and pepper.