Plum Chicken
Source of Recipe
Recipe Czar
Recipe Link: none List of Ingredients
2 1/2-3 lbs meaty skinless chicken pieces (i use thighs and legs on the bone)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot, grated
for the sauce
1/3 cup chinese plum sauce (half an 8 1/2 ounce jar -- i use "lee kum kee" brand duck/plum sauce)
1/4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate (*i know, i know...i was thinking the same thing but just trust me*)
1/4 cup asian chile sauce with garlic (i use "kame" brand chili with garlic sauce)
2 tablespoons soy sauce (i use "kikkoman" brand)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon mustard powder (i use "coleman's" brand english mustard powder)
for the garnish
green onion, thinly sliced
Recipe
1. over medium heat in a large skillet, brown chicken in hot oil for about 10 minutes.
2. remove chicken and place in 3 quart baking dish.
3. reserve some of the drippings.
4. drain off all but 1 tablespooon of the fat drippings left in the skillet.
5. add onion, garlic, and gingerroot.
6. cook until this mixture is tender and soft.
7. combine the rest of the ingredients and carefully add to the onion mixture.
8. bring to boiling and then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 5 minutes.
9. carefully pour this mixture over the chicken in the baking dish.
10. bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F, spooning sauce over chicken occasionally, for 45-55 minutes until the chicken is done.
11. garnish with the green onions.
12. *welike our dark meat chicken to be falling off the bone tender so i usually depart from the original recipe by lowering the heat and cooking for a much longer time, the meat is so soft then and that's how we like it.
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