Name: Chicken and fig skewers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: ½ cup red port; ½ cup balsamic vinegar; 2 Tbsp honey; 4 sprigs of thyme; 1 red or yellow bell pepper; 400g skinless, boneless chicken or turkey breast; 8-12 shallots; 4 figs

Chicken and fig skewers

9 Oct 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

12 minutes

Total Time

17 minutes

Background

These delicious chicken and fig skewers are quick and easy to make, so it’s an ideal dish for a midweek supper or for a weekend party when you've got friends around. You can use turkey breast too! Serve with a salad and flat bread or rice.

Ingredients

½ cup red port
½ cup balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp honey
4 sprigs of thyme
1 red or yellow bell pepper
400g skinless, boneless chicken or turkey breast
8-12 shallots
4 figs

Instructions

In a saucepan heat the port, balsamic vinegar, honey and 1 sprig of thyme. Bring to the boil and reduce it by half to a thick syrup. Discard thyme sprig.
Cut the chicken into 3 cm cubes. Peel the shallots, and cut the pepper into 3 cm pieces. Put these in a bowl, adds some oil, the remaining thyme leaves, then season with salt and pepper. Toss well.
Thread the chicken pieces, shallots, pepper pieces alternately onto 4-6 pre-soaked wooden or metal skewers.
Grill, BBQ or griddle them until the chicken changes colour, then brush them with the glaze and cook until golden and cooked through (turning the skewers regularly for even cooking!)
Meanwhile, cut the figs in half vertically and thread them onto skewers, cut sides facing the same direction. Coat with some oil, season with pepper.
Put the fig skewers, cut side down, on the grill or griddle and cook for 5 minutes. Brush them with the glaze and grill for 1 minute each side.
Serve the chicken with the figs.
If you have any glaze remaining, heat it up and drizzle over the chicken and figs!