Pan Seared Chicken with Roasted Plums

Pan Seared Chicken with Roasted Plums (Photo courtesy The Classic Catering People)

New Year, New Menu! L’Shana tova! Start 5779 off right with this Rosh Hashanah-ready dish from The Classic Catering People.

Pan Seared Chicken with Roasted Plums

Pan Seared Chicken with Roasted Plums

Course Main Dish

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for chicken:

  • 2 6-oz. chicken breasts with skin on
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tbs. fresh rosemary minced
  • 1 tbs. fresh thyme minced
  • 1 plum sliced in quarters
  • 1 tbs. olive oil

Ingredients for plums:

  • 1 lb. plums quartered
  • 1 whole shallot sliced and julienned
  • 1 tbs. honey
  • 1 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tbs. rosemary minced
  • 1/2 tbs. fresh thyme minced
  • 1/2 tbs. black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Season chicken with salt and pepper. Saute chicken breasts in a pan until golden on both sides. Set chicken aside.
  • Season plums with rosemary, thyme, minced garlic and add olive oil. Roast for 10 minutes in a 350° oven leaving plums somewhat hard. Let them cool.
  • Place chicken breasts on sheet pan. Pull chicken skin slightly back and place plum slices like fans under the skin. Roast for 30 minutes in a 350° oven.
  • To make additional plums as a side-dish, add plums, shallots, honey, olive oil, salt, cinnamon, rosemary, thyme, and black pepper. Toss and add to sheet pan and cook for 15- 20 minutes.
  • Serve with a vegetable or starch.

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