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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