CHICKEN, ORANGE & HOISIN TRAYBAKE

An easy one-tray dish plus wine makes a sophisticated adult dinner...

Adult supper: Chicken, Orange and Hoisin traybake 
'Sophisticated, lightly and beautifully exotic; really tasty' 

photo 28/2/18

When the kids have gone to bed and parents can relax, this mouth-watering distinctive tray-bake is a perfect treat.

Chunks of healthy veg complement meaty chicken pieces, bathed but not buried in an enticing lower-fat sauce.  

Thighs would be best for this dish but drums can also be added.  Buy the best you can afford from a source you trust.

The all-in-one dish, alongside a pretty plate of simple salad ingredients, will be a delight for cook as well as guests.  It will go a lot further served on a bed of noodles or rice with extra steamed vegetables. 

Cost: £4-5

Serves: 4-6

Ingreds:

   750gm/26oz (6-8 pieces) chicken thighs or thighs & drums, skin removed

   500gm/17oz cleaned unpeeled potatoes in med chunks OR small/new potatoes 

   a scant cup medium sized cauliflower florets

   3-4 med carrots, peeled, in generous 1/2 inch/3.8cm slices on the slant

   2-3 med purple onions, quartered
  

   4-6 spring onions, finely chopped

   garnish: orange slices

   

Braising sauce   

    3 tbsp hoisin sauce*

    1 1/2 tbsp maple syrup
    1 1/2 tbsp sherry/brandy/white grape juice
    1 1/2 tsp sesame oil
    zest of an orange, coarsely grated
    juice of half an orange
    2 tsp grated ginger
    1 tsp grated garlic
    1/4 tsp 5-spice powder (opt)
    

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350f/180c/gas5
2. Stir marinade ingredients
3. Mix the veg (apart from spring onions) and the chicken in a deep baking tray; pour the marinade over 
4. Cover the tray in a couple of layers of foil, sealing the edges
5. Bake 30 mins
6. Remove foil, give the mix a good stir; bake a further 15-20 mins until the meat is cooked and the veg beginning to brown nicely
7. Serve with spring onions scattered over
8. Garnish with orange slices

*67 uses Lee Kum Yee

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This recipe has been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.