Chicken With Figs

Total Time: 5 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3 medium shallots, sliced
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1/2 cup dry wine or 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 12 dried black figs

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the chicken all over with salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 scatter half of the shallots in a large slow cooker.
• 3 place the chicken in the cooker.
• 4 tuck the bay leaves between the chicken pieces.
• 5 scatter the remaining shallots and the thyme over all.
• 6 stir together the wine, vinegar, and honey and pour the mixture over the chicken.
• 7 cover and cook on low for 5 hours, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
• 8 while the chicken is cooking, place the figs in hot water to cover for at least 30 minutes; drain the figs.
• 9 remove the chicken pieces to a serving platter and cover to keep warm.
• 10 discard the bay leaves.
• 11 pour the cooking juices into a small skillet and add the figs.
• 12 bring the liquid to a boil and cook over high heat until reduced and slightly syrupy.
• 13 pour the sauce and figs over the chicken and serve hot.