Got a glut of plums? Lucky you! The plums in this roast chicken recipe give the meat a delicious fruity, sticky flavour – best eaten with your fingers.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp runny honey
- 3 tbsp grainy mustard
- 1 whole large free-range chicken, jointed into 8 pieces
- 2 red onions, cut into wedges
- 6 plums, halved and stoned
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Small bunch of fresh thyme, leaves stripped
- 15g unsalted butter
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Mix the honey and mustard together in a small bowl, then brush all over the pieces of chicken. Season.
- Mix the onion wedges and plum halves together in a roasting tin with the olive oil, fresh thyme leaves and some seasoning. Dot over the butter and top with the chicken pieces (skin-side up).
- Roast in the oven for 35-40 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, sticky and golden. Serve with creamy mash.
Nutrition
- 410kcals Calories
- 15g (4.7g saturated) Fat
- 52.9g Protein
- 17.1g (14.8g sugars) Carbs
- 0.9g Salt
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I love this recipe because it combines the sofistication of taste (sour- sweet -savoury) and great appeal
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