Sweet Fig Chicken uses ripe sweet figs and sour cream to create a sweet delicious sauce.
Figs like
to grow in dry, sunny areas which make parts of South Africa the ideal place to
grow figs. Figs are full of calcium and potassium and fiber, and help keep your
body running on track.
South Africa Sweet Fig Chicken Recipe
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| Sweet Fig Chicken uses ripe sweet figs and sour cream to create a sweet delicious sauce |
Ingredients:
2
skinless chicken breasts
1
tablespoon olive oil
1
cup water
1
hot pepper
1
teaspoon red pepper flake
1/2
cup fig preserves
1/2
cup sour cream
Salt
and pepper to taste
Directions:
Heat
oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Season chicken with the spices and
add chicken to pot. Add water and let sit for about 15 minutes or until juice runs
clear. Meanwhile in a large bowl mix sour cream and preserves well. Add sour
cream mixture to chicken and over low heat cook an additional 5 minutes.
Did you know?
Fig
trees are known by many names throughout Africa; Mukuyu in the Shona language,
Vyeboom in Afrikaans, Umkhiwa in Ndebele, شجرة
التين
in Arabic, and figueria in Portuguese. Fig trees grow in Africa from South
Africa to Senegal and Egypt, Madagascar and the Union of Comoros.
