Chicken Wings with Carob-Fig Barbecue Sauce and Blue Cheese Dip – AΦRODITE's KITCHEN | A Cyprus Food

Ingredients

• 1 Pack Foodsaver Toulips (I used 10 pieces and saved the rest for another time)
• 1 Pack Foodsaver Drumettes (I used 10 pieces and saved the rest for another time)
• a little Minerva olive oil (1 tsp to 1 tbs) for frying the onion and garlic cloves
• 1/2 finely chopped onion
• 2 finely chopped garlic cloves
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 tsp grainy Reine de Dijon mustard (available at Foodsaver)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tbs white balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp salt (or more to taste)
• 2 tbs tomato paste (full tablespoons)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (a little less if you don’t like things sweet)
• 2 finely chopped small dried figs
• 1 to 1.5 tsp carob syrup
• 1 Pack Foodsaver Sweet Corn on the Cob (if you want to serve the wings with an easy-side or as an after-thought)
• 1/4 cup Castello blue cheese (Danablu available at Foodsaver)
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/8 cup mayonnaise (I used Develey)
• 1 very small finely chopped garlic
• a liberal squeeze of fresh lemon juice
• a dash of Worcestershire sauce