Chicken in Plum Hoisin Sauce
with Spring Onion Mash and Garlic Cabbage
- Soya
This Chicken in Plum Hoisin Sauce is bursting full of flavours and makes the perfect dinner night option from HelloFresh. Cook up a fresh start!
Ingredients
2
Plum
1
Garlic Clove
450
Potatoes
1
Spring Onion
2
Skin-On British Chicken Breasts
150
Shredded Savoy Cabbage
15
Honey
10
Chicken Stock Paste
32
Hoisin Sauce
(Contains: Soya)
Not included in your delivery
20
Butter
75
Water for the Sauce
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 1/2 tsp salt for the potatoes.
Halve the plums, remove the stone and chop the flesh into 4 pieces. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).
Chop the potatoes into 2cm chunks (no need to peel). Trim and thinly slice the spring onion.
When your pan of water is boiling, add the potatoes and cook until you can easily slip a knife through, 15-20 mins.
Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on high heat.
Once the oil is hot, lay the chicken into the pan, skin-side down. Season with salt and pepper. Fry until the skin is golden, 5-6 mins, then turn and cook for 1 min on the other side.
Transfer the chicken to a baking tray, skin-side up, then roast on the top shelf of your oven until cooked, 18-25 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw chicken and its packaging. The chicken is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.
Pop the (now empty) frying pan on medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil if it's a little dry.
Once hot, add the cabbage and season with salt and pepper. Stir fry until slightly softened, 3-4 mins.
Stir in the garlic, then turn the heat down to medium and cook for 1 min. Add a splash of water and immediately cover with a lid or some foil.
Allow to cook until the cabbage is tender, 2-3 mins more, then transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, melt the butter (see pantry for amount) in the (now empty) frying pan on medium-high heat.
Once hot, add the plums and fry, turning occasionally, until softened, 2-3 mins.
Stir in the honey, chicken stock paste, hoisin sauce and water for the sauce (see pantry for amount). Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer until thickened, 4-5 mins, then remove from the heat. TIP: If your honey has hardened, pop it in a bowl of water for 1 min.
Drain the cooked potatoes in a colander and return to the pan, off the heat. Add a knob of butter and a splash of milk (if you have any) and mash until smooth.
Season with salt and pepper and stir in the spring onion. Cover with a lid to keep warm.
Once the chicken is cooked, remove from your oven, cover with foil and allow to rest for a couple of mins.
Taste the plum sauce and add salt and pepper if needed. Add a splash of water if it's a little too thick.
Once rested, slice the chicken into 2cm slices and transfer to your plates. Spoon over the plum sauce.
Serve with the mash and cabbage alongside.
Enjoy!
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Aug 2026- Flavour: The plum hoisin sauce is the standout element, with many finding the combination of plums, honey, and hoisin deeply satisfying. Some found the sauce a little too sweet or sharp, so taste as you go and adjust seasoning to suit.
- Ease of prep: Most found this straightforward to cook, though a few noted that the mash and cabbage can be ready well ahead of the chicken, leaving them to cool. Starting the chicken earlier or keeping the sides covered and warm helps everything come together at the same time.
- Suggestions: Consider adding extra spring onions to the mash if yours are small, as one alone can make the flavour quite subtle. Some swapped the mash for rice and found it worked well with the sauce; peeling the potatoes beforehand is worth doing if you prefer a smoother mash.
- Next-day meals: Leftover chicken, potato, and cabbage keep well and make a satisfying meal the following day.
- Portions: Chicken breast sizes can vary noticeably within a pack, which affects both cooking time and serving; aim to check and adjust oven time for smaller pieces to keep them juicy.
