Chicken and Figs

Comfort. Real Food. Repeat.

One pot to rule them all: roasted chicken and figs, tomatoes, toasted anise seeds, cut plums, allspice, thyme, onions, lemon, and garlic, all roasted in the same pot at the same time.

Look at the pot! See how everything is in there, raw? I roasted it at 350 degrees for about an hour and a half. Oh, just imagine the aroma.

Toasting anise seeds:

Pour enough anise seeds in a small skillet tocover the bottom, a SINGLE layer. Turn on the heat onto low-medium, and stir/shake the seeds around for a minute or two. The moment you “smell” them, or they slightly color, turn it OFF. It will keep toasting, because the pan is hot.

You can refrigerate any leftover toasted seeds for a week or two.

Figs: Fresh or dried, they both work.

Tomatoes: Cherry ones, little ones you only cut in half .

Plums: Fresh only. Remove the pit, and there you have it. Messy is fine. Halve them.

Garlic: Use whole cloves, so you can smear it on your bread later!