Sticky Plum Sauce Chicken for Dinner
with Mango Coconut Rice Pudding for Dessert
- Gluten
- Molluscs
- Wheat
- Eggs
- Soy
- Sesame
- Sulphites
- Almond
- Eggs
- Milk
- Traces of Cashew
- Walnut
- Almond
- Macadamia
- May contain traces of allergens
- Wheat
- Gluten
- Soy
- Peanuts
- Sesame
- Brazil nut
- Hazelnut
- Pine Nut
- Pecan
- Pistachio
Bring a little extra red and gold to your Lunar New Year with a delicious meal and sensational dessert. With a few simple steps, you can spend less time planning and more time celebrating the Year of the Rabbit with loved ones. We've done the hard work for you, dousing crispy chicken with a sticky plum sauce. This star of the meal has the perfect sweetness-to-sourness ratio! To download the recipe card for the main and dessert, click the download arrow on the right of the screen.
Ingredients
1 packet
half chicken
1 sachet
garlic & herb seasoning
1 packet
plum sauce
(May be present: Eggs, Milk, Cashew, Walnut, Almond, Macadamia)
1 packet
oyster sauce
(Contains: Gluten, Molluscs, Wheat)
1 packet
ginger paste
1 bunch
baby broccoli
1 bag
Pea Pods
1 bunch
spring onion
1 packet
garlic paste
1 packet
microwavable basmati rice
(Contains: Soy)
1 pinch
chilli flakes
1 packet
Japanese dressing
(Contains: Sesame, Soy)
1 packet
jasmine rice
(May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Soy)
1 packet
shredded coconut
(Contains: Sulphites)
1 packet
flaked almonds
(Contains: Almond May be present: Milk, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Brazil nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut)
1 packet
Mango Slices In Juice
1 packet
coconut milk
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1
egg
(Contains: Eggs)
1 packet
soy sauce mix
(Contains: Soy, Gluten, Wheat)
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. In a large bowl, combine half chicken, garlic & herb seasoning and a drizzle of olive oil. • In a small bowl, combine plum sauce, oyster sauce and ginger paste. • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Sear chicken, skin side down first, until browned, 4-5 minutes each side. • Transfer chicken to lined oven tray and roast until almost cooked through, 20-25 minutes. • Pour over sticky plum sauce mixture and roast for another 5-10 minutes, until cooked through. Set aside to rest for 5-10 minutes.
TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it's no longer pink inside.
• Meanwhile, trim and halve baby broccoli. • Trim pea pods. • Thinly slice spring onion.
• When chicken has 10 minutes of cook time remaining, wipe out pan and return to medium high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. • Cook baby broccoli, until softened, 3-4 minutes. • Add pea pods and cook, until tender, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl. • Add Japanese dressing and toss to combine. Cover to keep warm.
• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. • Add spring onion, then crack egg into the pan and scramble until cooked through, 1 minute. • Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a plate.
• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. • Cook garlic paste, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Squeeze microwaveable basmati rice packet to loosen rice. Add rice and soy sauce mix and cook, until warmed through, 2-3 minutes. • Remove from heat and return scrambled egg to pan, tossing to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• Carve chicken in half and pour over any resting juices. • Bring sticky plum sauce chicken, fried rice and Japanese-style greens to the table. • Top rice with a pinch of chilli flakes (if using) to serve. Enjoy!
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on July 2026- Flavour: The sticky plum sauce was a standout, delivering a well-balanced sweet-and-sour flavour over succulent chicken. The Japanese-style greens also received praise, though some felt the two sauces competed rather than complemented each other.
- Ease of prep: Most found the dish straightforward, though a few noted it was more time-consuming than expected. Searing and roasting the chicken adds steps, so allow a little extra time on your first cook.
- Suggestions: Some felt the packet rice made the fried rice dry; using two eggs instead of one was suggested to improve it. A few also recommended serving the vegetables simply with garlic to let the chicken be the hero.
- Leftovers: Leftovers kept well and were just as enjoyable the next day, with the dish yielding three to four serves for most households.
- Portions: The meal is generously sized, with several customers noting it stretched well beyond two servings.
