five-spice chicken

A simple recipe for Five-Spice Chicken with Roasted Plum Sauce– a flavorful Chinese-inspired dinner highlighting juicy, end-of-summer plums that can be made in under an hour. Vegan-Adaptable. 

Here is one last plum recipe to try before they completely disappear for the season- Five Spice Chicken with Roasted Plum Sauce.  The Five-Spice Chicken is pan-seared on the stovetop, then finished the oven along with the roasting plums, onion, garlic and ginger. 

Once the chicken is cooked through, then it’s just a matter of blending up the flavorful sauce.

Use the juiciest plums you can get your hands on, and seek out red-fleshed plums which are especially beautiful here, creating a plum sauce that glows.

Serve this up with a side of rice– black rice would be especially dramatic here and maybe some broccolini or bok choy.

Vegans can sub tofu filets for the chicken, coated in the flavorful five-spice rub.

Another tasty meal that presents elegantly but takes less than an hour to make.

And I promise this Roasted Plum Sauce will make you want to lick your plate.

Start with cranking up your oven to 450F.

Cut the onions, plums, ginger and toss with the whole garlic cloves and olive oil.