Sesame Balls with Drunken Fig Filling

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups (15 3/4 ounces/448grams) dried figs, preferably Black Mission, stemmed and quartered
• 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/98 grams) sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup (2 ounces/56 grams) cognac or dark rum
• 1 cup (7 ounces/200 grams) sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 5 1/3 ounces (150 grams) taro, deeply peeled and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices
• 3 1/2 cups (16 1/8 ounces/462 grams) glutinous rice flour
• Canola, vegetable, or other neutral oil for deep-frying
• 1 cup (3 3/8 ounces/96 grams) white sesame seeds

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