Plum Chili Chicken Recipes

PLUM CHILI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and line a 9" by 13" pan with aluminum foil. Arrange the chicken pieces in the pan so that they are not touching.
• In a small (1-quart) saucepan, combine green onion, soy sauce, chili sauce, ginger, and garlic. Brush chicken with 1/4 cup of the mixture.
• Bake the chicken for 40 minutes.
• While the chicken is baking, add the plum jam to the mixture in the saucepan and whisk to combine over low heat, until thoroughly combined.
• Remove chicken from oven and baste with about half of the jam mixture. Return to oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• Return the remaining jam mixture to the stove, and heat over medium-low flame until it just begins to boil. Spoon over chicken before serving.

CHILI PLUM STIR FRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a wok over high heat until hot and add 1 tablespoons oil and swirl to coat.
• Mix oyster sauce, plum sauce, dry sherry and chilli sauce to mix.
• Add a 1/4 of the chicken and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned and transfer to a bowl.
• Repeat till all chicken is cooked, adding more oil as needed.
• Add 2 teaspoons oil to wok and swirl to coat and add the garlic, ginger, onions and chilli and stir fry for 30 seconds and add choy sum and stir fry for 1 minute or until bright green.
• Return the chicken to the wok and add the sauce mix and stir fry for a minute or until combined.
• Stir through cashews and basil.
• Serve with steamed rice or fried rice.

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.

GINGER PLUM CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Heat some oil in a wok stir fry chicken in batches until browned all over, adding oil as needed, set to one side, wipe wok clean.
• Add about 1 tablespoon more of oil add onion, garlic, ginger and chili to wok stir fry until onion softens, add soy sauce, stir fry 1 minute.
• Add broccoli and return chicken to pan, stir fry 2 minutes, add both sauces, cabbage, carrots and mushrooms, stir fry a few minutes more.
• Finally add snow peas and sprouts, stir fry until vegetables are tender and chicken is cooked through.
• To Serve: Place in bowls or on plates and garnish with green onions.

ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS WITH PLUM CHILI SALSA

Steps:

• Make the marinade:
• In a food processor purée the plums, the garlic paste, the oil, the soy sauce, the orange juice, the vinegar, the sugar, the jalapeño, the gingerroot, the mustard, and black pepper to taste until the mixture is smooth. In a large saucepan bring the marinade to a boil, simmer it, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until it is reduced to about 2 cups, and let it cool.
• In a large shallow dish arrange the chicken, pricked in several places with a fork, in one layer, pour the marinade over it, reserving 1/4 cup for the salsa, and let the chicken marinate, covered and chilled, turning it once, for at least 1 hour or, preferably, overnight. Transfer the chicken to an oiled rack set over a foil-lined roasting pan, spoon the marinade over it, and roast the chicken in the upper third of a preheated 450°F. oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until it is cooked through.
• Make the salsa while the chicken is roasting.
• Arrange the chicken on a heated platter, garnish it with the plum wedges, the lime wedges, and the mint leaves, and serve it hot or at room temperature with the salsa.