Plum Spiced Chicken Recipes

GRILLED SPICED CHICKEN AND PLUMS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium. Season the chicken with 1 teaspoon allspice, 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, and salt and black pepper to taste; transfer to a large bowl and toss with 1 garlic clove, 2 tablespoons olive oil and half of the lemon juice. Toss the plums with 1 teaspoon olive oil, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon allspice and a pinch each of cayenne and salt in another large bowl.
• Grill the chicken, turning occasionally, until marked, 10 minutes. Cover and continue grilling until cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. (Move the chicken to a cooler part of the grill if it's getting too dark.) Grill the plums, flipping, until slightly softened, 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken and plums to a platter; brush the chicken with the honey.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the broccoli and cook until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water; pat dry and transfer to a medium bowl. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and the almonds; season with salt and black pepper and toss to coat.
• Whisk the yogurt with the remaining grated garlic and lemon juice in a small bowl; season with salt. Serve the chicken with the plums and broccoli; spoon the yogurt sauce over the broccoli.

SPICY PLUM CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Plum Sauce: Use side burner or grill. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add ginger, chile pepper, cinnamon and cloves and cook for 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and cook until plums are soft and mixture has thickened. Place mixture in a food processor and mix until smooth. Let cool.
• Preheat grill. Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Grill, on 1 side for 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn the chicken over, brush with the sauce and continue grilling for 3 to 4 minutes, turn over and brush with sauce. Continue grilling and brushing with the sauce until the chicken is cooked through, approximately 12 to 15 minutes.

SWEET-TANGY PLUM SPICED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss the chicken thighs together with Chinese five-spice powder and salt.
• In a nonstick skillet, heat extra-virgin olive oil until hot. Add chicken thighs and cook 5 minutes on each side until browned and juices run clear. Transfer thighs to a plate; cover to keep warm
• In drippings in skillet, on medium heat, cook chopped green onions until browned, about 3 - 4 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, plum jam, and balsamic vinegar; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium and reduce down until sauce is syrupy, about 4 minutes.
• Return the chicken thighs to the skillet and coat with the sauce...Garnish with green onions.

CHICKEN IN PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• place chicken in a baking dish.
• mix plum sauce with soy sauce (soy sauce is to taste so keep checking to see how you like it).
• add sauce to cover the chicken
• put in the oven and cook until chicken is cooked (around 40 - 50 minutes)
• serve with rice or as my nan did warm vegies and potatoes.

PLUM GOOD CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Finely chop 2 tablespoons of green onions and set aside for the garnish. Cut remaining green onions into 1-inch pieces.
• Toss chicken thighs with five-spice powder and salt in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken thighs and cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, leaving drippings in the skillet.
• Cook green onion pieces in the drippings until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Stir in plum jam, chicken broth, and balsamic vinegar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and return thighs to the skillet. Cook until syrupy, turning a few times to coat, about 5 minutes. Garnish with reserved green onions.

ROAST CHICKENS WITH PLUMS

Steps:

• Grate the zest from the lemons and place in a small bowl. Set aside the zested lemons.
• Stir sumac, salt, pepper, cinnamon and allspice into the lemon zest. Stir in 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and the garlic. The mixture should feel like wet sand. Rub it all over the chickens, including inside the cavity.
• Divide thyme bunch in half and place in the chicken cavities. Place chickens on a roasting rack set over a rimmed baking sheet, and let marinate, uncovered, in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
• When ready to roast, let chickens come to room temperature for 30 minutes. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large roasting pan, toss together plums, shallots, honey, oil, salt, cinnamon, allspice, bay leaf and 2 tablespoons water. Spread out plum mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan. Place chickens on the rack over the plums in the pan. Roast for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, squeeze 1 tablespoon juice from reserved lemon and mix it with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Drizzle this over the chicken, then continue to roast until the birds are golden-skinned and cooked through, about 30 to 45 minutes longer.
• Let chickens rest, covered lightly with foil, for 10 minutes. Carve and serve with the plums and more thyme for garnish.

SHREDDED SESAME CHICKEN PANCAKES WITH SPICED PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Sit the chicken in a roasting tin, drizzle with oil and rub all over with the five-spice and plenty of seasoning. Roast in the centre of the oven for 30 mins.
• Turn the oven down to 160C/140C fan/ gas 3 and cook for a further 1 hr 50 mins. Meanwhile, prepare the plum sauce. Put the plums, sugar, five-spice, cornflour and a good pinch of salt in a separate roasting tin. Toss everything together, then pour in the vinegar, mix again and set aside.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and increase the heat back to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Drizzle over the honey and sprinkle with sesame seeds, then return to the oven for 20 mins, with the plums on the shelf underneath. When the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven and cover with foil. Leave to rest for 20 mins before serving. Continue cooking the plums for 15 mins more, until they are soft and the sauce is thick and sticky.
• To serve, shred the chicken with forks and pile into warm Chinese pancakes or wraps with the warm plum sauce, and some shredded cucumber and spring onions.

SPICY PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, process the plums, onion and garlic in batches until smooth. Transfer to a Dutch oven. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until reduced by a third, 60-90 minutes., Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

SPICED PLUM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and cook until just golden.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute only, then add the spices and stir for another minute.
• Add the chicken strips and cook until browned (about 5 minutes).
• Add the stock and paste and cook for 15 - 20 minutes on a medium-low heat, remembering to add the plums/prunes for the last 5 minutes.
• Serve with brown rice or cous cous.