Rich Balsamic Fig Sauce For Chicken

If you are looking for a new sauce to spread over your favorite chicken, this Rich Balsamic Fig Sauce for chicken has got to be it. It is a simple sauce that is loaded with big flavors to compliment any style of chicken you are serving. 

Need a side dish to go with your chicken? How about some Boursin mashed potatoes? Or a delicious pearl barley and feta salad? Maybe you want something simpler to serve the chicken over? How about buckwheat cooked in the Instant Pot?

Ingredients

• Fig preserves- I used Bonne Maman, but any preserves you prefer will work. 
• Balsamic vinegar- Make sure this a dark balsamic and not white. 
• Honey- This will add a subtle sweetness to the sauce. 
• Butter- used to sauté the onions and garlic.
• Minced white or yellow onion
• Minced garlic

How to make the sauce

1. Add the butter to a pan and heat over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add the minced onions and cook for about 3 minutes. Once it is cooked, add the minced garlic and cook for another  minute or 2. 
2. Pour in the balsamic vinegar, honey, and fig preserves. Reduce the heat to low and cook the sauce for about 8 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure it doesn’t burn. This will allow the sauce to heat and time to reduce. 
3. Once it is cooked, it is ready to use.

Cooking chicken thighs

I will also share my method for cooking chicken thighs to use the fig balsamic sauce on. 

1. Heat the pan over medium high heat. Add canola oil and place the chicken in skin side down. Cook until it is golden brown, turn and cook the other until it is golden brown as well. 
2. Brush the top of the chicken with half the fig sauce. Place it in the oven and bake for 15 minutes, brush with the fig sauce again. 
3. Cook to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Remove them from the oven and they are ready to serve. 

Best tips

• Be sure to keep an eye on the sauce when it is reducing, with the sugars in the balsamic vinegar and honey, it can burn easily- ask me how I know…
• You can also add in fresh herbs to the sauce- thyme is my personal favorite. 
• Be sure your onions and garlic are minced finely. The background taste of the onions and garlic is delicious, but you don’t want big doses from big chunks. The onions can also be grated. 

Rich Balsamic Fig Sauce For Chicken

Amy Sandidge

This rich balsamic fig sauce for chicken is perfect for topping your favorite chicken and for dipping as well. It is simple to make and has the best complex flavors!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course condiments

Cuisine American

Servings 1 cup

Ingredients

  

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• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons finely grated onions
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• ⅔ cup fig preserves
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Add the butter to a pan and heat over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add the minced onions and cook for about 3 minutes. Once it is cooked, add the minced garlic and cook for another minute or 2.
• Pour in the balsamic vinegar, honey, and fig preserves. Reduce the heat to low and cook the sauce for about 8 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure it doesn’t burn. This will allow the sauce to heat and time to reduce.
• Once it is cooked, it is ready to use.

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Keyword balsamic vinegar, chicken, fig, honey

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• Chicken
• Dinner
• Baked
• Skillet