Chicken with Fig Sauce

Name: Chicken with Fig Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon dry mustard; 79 milliliters dry sherry; 237 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 6 dried Black Mission figs; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 4 servings Thinly sliced fresh chives; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 227 grams onion (about , peeled and chopped; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 454 grams boned, skinned chicken breast halves each)

Chicken with Fig Sauce is a dairy free and vegetarian recipe with 4 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 149 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of onion, boned, ground coriander, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Cut figs into quarters and place in a small bowl; cover with hot water and soak until soft, about 15 minutes. Lift figs from liquid and place in a blender or food processor.

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Water

Figs

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Food Processor

Blender

Bowl

Add 1/3 cup of the soaking liquid (discard remainder) and the broth, coriander, and dry mustard; whirl until smooth.

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Mustard Powder

Coriander

Broth

Rinse chicken and pat dry. Set a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat. When hot, add 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil and tilt pan to coat bottom.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Add chicken in a single layer and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, 4 to 6 minutes total.

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Whole Chicken

Transfer to a plate.

Reduce heat to medium-high.

Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and onion; stir often until onion is limp and beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

Add flour and stir to coat onion.

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All Purpose Flour

Onion

Add fig mixture and stir until boiling.

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Figs

Return chicken to pan. Cover and simmer over low heat until chicken is no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), 5 to 7 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

With tongs, transfer chicken to plates. Stir sherry into sauce. If desired for a smoother sauce, pour through a fine strainer into a bowl. Spoon sauce equally over chicken, then drizzle each portion with 1 tablespoon vinegar.

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Whole Chicken

Vinegar