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Braised Chicken With Caramelized Balsamic Brown Sugar Glaze

This is an interesting chicken breast entree ... The balsamic vinegar caramelizes nicely with the brown sugar and shallots. I was following a basic recipe and then started adding things to turn it into something completely different! Serve with mashed potatoes, definitely!

Steps

Melt butter with 1 teaspoon of the liquid smoke.
Saute shallots until golden , then add garlic.
Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste , then brown chicken about 10 minutes , turning once.
Add garlic and one cup of water to skillet and boil , stirring , one minute.
Return chicken to skillet and arrange skin sides up.
Gently simmer , covered , until chicken is cooked through and garlic is tender , about 35 minutes.
Remove chicken from skillet.
Add balsamic vinegar , brown sugar and remaining one teaspoon of liquid smoke.
Boil , uncovered , until slightly thickened.
Return chicken to pan and allow sauce to vinegar-sugar mixture to caramelize a bit on the chicken , about 10 more minutes.
Season to tast with salt and pepper and serve !.

Ingredients

chicken breasts, butter, liquid smoke, shallots, garlic, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, salt and pepper