Spiced Plum Chicken Food

CHINESE PLUM CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan until very hot.
• Whilst the oil is heating, place chicken in a bowl and sprinkle on the cornflour. Mix together with a fork or your hands until the chicken is coated.
• Now break the egg into the bowl with the chicken, and use a fork to mix everything together thoroughly. There should be no egg pooling at the bottom of the bowl. If there is, discard it.
• Next, sprinkle on the flour, followed by salt, pepper, garlic salt and paprika. Mix everything together with your hands. The chicken should be well-coated, but will also be sticky.
• Add the chicken to the wok and cook on a high heat for 6-7 minutes, turning two or three times during cooking, until well browned. You may need to cook in two batches (I find I can do it in one batch so long as there are no more than 3 chicken breasts).
• Once golden brown, add the plum slices, peppers and garlic. Cook, with the chicken for 2 minutes, stirring often, until the plum starts to soften.
• Now add all of the sauce ingredients to the wok, stir and bubble on a high heat until the sauce reduces by about a third (should take 2-3 minutes).
• Turn off the heat and divide between four bowls. Serve with boiled rice and top with spring onions and chilli flakes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SHEET-PAN CHICKEN WITH ROASTED PLUMS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Toast the fennel seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Pour seeds into a mortar and pound with a pestle until coarsely crushed (or lay seeds on a cutting board and pound them with a can or jar).
• Put the seeds into a large bowl and stir in lemon juice, zest, garlic, honey, allspice and red-pepper flakes.
• Season chicken generously all over with salt and pepper and add to the bowl, turning the pieces to coat them with marinade. Mix in plums and thyme sprigs. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
• When ready to cook, heat the oven to 425 degrees. Put the chicken pieces, plums, and thyme sprigs on a rimmed baking pan. Add onions, spreading them out around the chicken and plums. Season plums and onions lightly with salt. Drizzle everything with olive oil.
• Roast until chicken is golden and cooked through, 30 to 45 minutes, removing the white meat if it's done before the dark meat.
• Transfer chicken pieces as they are done to a platter. Spoon the plums and onions around the chicken. Drizzle a little of the pan drippings over the chicken and serve, garnished with the herbs and flaky salt.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN SPICY APRICOT AND PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook plums, apricots, ginger, chillies, apples, balsamic vinegar and water together in a heavy based pan for about 20 minutes to make a sauce.
• In another pan, brown the chicken breast in the oil.
• Add the sauce and cook together gently for about 15 minutes.
• Season well with salt and pepper.
• Serve over rice or cous-cous.

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.

CHICKEN TAGINE WITH PLUMS AND SPICES

Steps:

• Place a tagine (or large heavy-bottomed casserole) at least 10 inches in diameter over high heat, and add the oil.
• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper.
• When the oil is hot, place the chicken pieces skin-side-down in the pot.
• When the oil starts to sizzle, reduce the heat to medium.
• Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon each of the coriander, cumin, turmeric, and curry powder (if using) over the chicken.
• Cook until the chicken is golden brown, about 15 minutes (Check regularly to make sure that the chicken is not sticking to the pan).
• Spread the onion, garlic, ginger, and tomatoes on a cutting board, and season generously with the salt and pepper.
• Add them to the tagine, covering the chicken.
• Sprinkle with the remaining coriander, cumin, turmeric, and curry powder.
• Add the lemon rind and chicken stock, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
• Add the plums and cook for a further 15 minutes or until chicken is tender (It may take a little longer if you're using a tagine).
• To serve, place about 1/2 cup of couscous on each plate, top with a few pieces of chicken, and spoon some cooking liquid and vegetables over each plate.
• Garnish with almond slivers.

PLUM-SPICED CHICKEN & VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Rinse chicken; pat dry.
• Set chicken aside.
• In a 3-1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker place carrots; sprinkle with tapioca.
• Place chicken pieces atop carrots.
• In a bowl combine tomato sauce, plum jam or preserves, vinegar, ginger, and cinnamon.
• Pour over chicken pieces.
• Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• Stir in thawed pea pods.
• Arrange chicken over rice on platter.
• Skim fat from sauce; pour over chicken.
• Sprinkle with sliced green onions.

PLUM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pit and quarter black plums.
• Heat and stir chicken stock, red wine vinegar and brown sugar to combine.
• Place chicken thighs and plums in bottom of baking dish. Pour stock over chicken and plums.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for one hour.

CHICKEN IN PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Coat chicken pieces with flour; brown in oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. , Drain plums, reserving syrup; remove pits and coarsely chop plums in a food processor. Pour into a measuring cup; add enough syrup to equal 2 cups. Place in a saucepan. Add honey, vinegar and garlic; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.

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.