Chicken

Chicken with Plums
(Serves 8)

  • 2 whole chickens, cut into serving pieces
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 cup Plum jam
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp dry mustard
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • ˝ cup lemon juice
  • ˝ cup tomato paste
  • 8 red plums, pitted and quartered
  1. Preheat the oven to 350F
  2. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
  3. Over medium head, melt the butter and oil in a large frying pan. When sizzling, add the chicken in batches and cook for 3 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Remove to a large ovenproof baking dish large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer. Discard all but 1 tbsp of the fat.
  4. Add the onion and garlic to the frying pan and sauté until the onion is softened, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the jam, soy sauce, mustard, ginger, cayenne, lemon juice and tomato paste. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Surround with the plums. Bake, uncovered, for 35-45 minutes, basting occasionally, until the juices run clear.