Ingredients

  • 3 large bone-in chicken breasts, with skin
  • garlic powder
  • salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 (14 ounce) can purple plums, drained and pitted
  • 1 (6 ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
  • 4 tablespoons chili sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon clove
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 3/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, to taste

Method

  • Puree plums in a blender.
  • Saute onion in butter until tender (do not brown).
  • Add plum puree and the rest of the ingredients (except chicken).
  • Simmer together 15 minutes.
  • Sprinkle chicken with garlic powder and salt to taste.
  • Bake covered at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, then uncover and spoon on half of the plum sauce, spreading evenly.
  • Raise oven heat to 400 degrees and return chicken to oven for 15 more minutes.
  • Baste chicken with the rest of the sauce and return to the oven for another 15 minutes.
  • Alternatively,this is also wonderful grilled!
  • Grill over medium coals until almost done, then baste frequently with plum sauce; can serve extra on the side.