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fresh rosemary garnished glazed chicken
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Fig Glazed Skillet Chicken

The sticky sweet and tangy sauce of this skillet chicken is a hit on the dinner table!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Julie Chiou

Equipment

Ingredients 

  • ¼ cup (57 g) unsalted butter softened
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 sprigs rosemary destemmed and minced
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 fryer chicken broken into 6 or 8 pieces (I just used 6 drumsticks and 2 thighs both with skins on)

For the sauce

  • ½ cup (118 g) balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup (112 g) fig preserves

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 °F (218 °C)
  • In a small bowl, mix together butter with half the garlic, half the rosemary, half the salt, and half the pepper. 
    1/4 cup unsalted butter, 3 cloves garlic, 3 sprigs rosemary, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Place chicken into a 9-inch cast iron skillet then rub the butter on the outside of the chicken pieces.
    1 fryer chicken
  • Put in the oven to begin roasting. In the meantime, whisk together balsamic vinegar, fig preserves, the remainder of the garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper. See notes on this below.
    1/2 cup balsamic vinegar, 1/2 cup fig preserves
  • Pull the chicken out of the oven and brush majority of the sauce on the chicken. Place back in the oven to cook and baste the chicken with the sauce in the pan every 10 minutes or so. 
  • Cook until chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 °F (74 °C), about 25 minutes. Pour remainder sauce on top then place skillet aside to cool before serving.

Notes

For step 4: yes, ideally, you can just wait to put the chicken into the oven until after you've glazed it so you aren't pulling the chicken in and out of the oven. This recipe is published as written in the Cast Iron Gourmet cookbook with the understanding that recipes can be flexible so please do what you are most comfortable with.
Recipe from Cast Iron Gourmet, reprinted with permission as part of a cookbook launch promo in 2017.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving (293 grams) | Calories: 378 kcal | Carbohydrates: 29 g | Protein: 19 g | Fat: 17 g | Sugar: 21 g

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