Tangy Lemon Plum Chicken Recipes

SKILLET PLUM CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Combine garlic salt and lemon pepper; sprinkle mixture over chicken. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown chicken. Add plums and red onion; cook and stir 1-2 minutes., Reduce heat. Stir in next 5 ingredients. Mix cornstarch and wine until smooth; gradually stir into pan. Cook, covered, until chicken juices run clear and plums are tender, about 10 minutes. Just before serving, sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

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.

SPICY LEMON CHICKEN KEBAB RECIPE

Steps:

• To begin making the Spicy Lemon Chicken Kebab Recipe, thoroughly wash and clean the chicken, and cut them into cubes.
• To marinate the chicken, in a mixing bowl, combine the chicken pieces along with the bell peppers and onions and lemon juice, dried thyme, red chilli flakes, pepper powder, olive oil, salt and mix well. Rest it for at least for about 1 hour.
• Once it is well coated and marinated, start skewering by first placing the red bell pepper, a chicken cube followed by a onion chunk, repeating the sequence one more time. Ensure the skewer is not over crowded and packed.
• Heat a grill pan, drizzle some oil and place the skewers and cook for at least 25 minutes. Keep brushing the extra marinade over the chicken and keep turning the skewers so that it is evenly cooked.
• Serve the Spicy Lemon Chicken Kebab Recipe, along with tzatziki dip, sliced onions and green chutney to make it more interesting.

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.

TANGY LEMON-PLUM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Puree plums in a blender.
• Saute onion in butter until tender (do not brown).
• Add plum puree and the rest of the ingredients (except chicken).
• Simmer together 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle chicken with garlic powder and salt to taste.
• Bake covered at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, then uncover and spoon on half of the plum sauce, spreading evenly.
• Raise oven heat to 400 degrees and return chicken to oven for 15 more minutes.
• Baste chicken with the rest of the sauce and return to the oven for another 15 minutes.
• Alternatively,this is also wonderful grilled!
• Grill over medium coals until almost done, then baste frequently with plum sauce; can serve extra on the side.

MANGO CHICKEN WITH PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in broth and teriyaki sauce until smooth. Cook and stir until thickened. Set aside., In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry the snow peas, carrots, zucchini, onion, pepper and water chestnuts in oil until crisp-tender. Add the chicken, mangoes and broth mixture; heat through. Stir in plum sauce. Serve with rice. Sprinkle with almonds.

PLUM GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken; dry well.
• Sprinkle generously with salt to season.
• Heat oil and butter together in a large skillet; add chicken and brown quickly on all sides.
• Arrange in shallow baking dish.
• Spoon glaze over chicken.
• Bake at 375°F, basting with glaze in pan, about 45 minutes.
• Gingered Plum Glaze: Slowly heat plum jam until it melts.
• Stir in catsup, lemon peel, lemon juice, vinegar, ginger, hot pepper seasoning, anise seed, dry mustard, cinnamon and cloves.