POUSSINS WITH BEER, MAPLE SYRUP, AND BALSAMIC GLAZE - Lidia

Ingredients

• 1 cup dark beer
• ½ cup balsamic vinegar
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 4 poussins (or two 2½-pound small chickens), halved
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 medium onions, cut into chunks
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
• 3 fresh bay leaves
• 4 cups chicken stock (see here)
• 1 pint black figs, halved