Baked chicken with plums, ginger and soy- from Avoca Cafe Cookbook
8 chicken breasts
Olive oil cooking spray
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon tomato puree
2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup/340g/12oz plum jam
1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
dash of Worcerstershire sauce
1 garlic clove
6 fresh plums, stoned and quartered
Season the chicken pieces, then brown them lightly in the olive oil spray and set aside. In a separate pan, gently sauté the onion (with olive oil or butter spray) for 10 mins, or until soft. Add all the remaining ingredients except the fresh plums and simmer for 15 mins.
Arrange the chicken pieces in a single layer in a baking dish. Cover with the sauce and scatter over the plum quarters. Bake in an over preheated to 180C/350F/gas mark 4 for 45 mins until bubbling.
This is really good for entertaining and is really yummy. My mouth is watering as I type the recipe. I usually serve with boiled rice and have a salad bowl on the table. You can make the sauce part the day before if you need to.
Enjoy!
Sinead
EDITED POST NAME TO REFLECT THAT IT WORKS WITH PEACHES TOO
Posts
Baked chicken with plums (or peaches!), ginger and soy
