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Baked chiken recipe
with plums:
INGREDIENTS
1 chopped chicken
16 prunes without bone
4 cloves of garlic
2 carrots
1 onion
3/4 cup of white wine
1 bay leaf
2 branches of rosemary
1/4 cup olive oil
Black pepper
Salt
RECIPE
1. To begin, salt the chicken.
2. Wash the carrots, peel them and cut them into slices. Peel and
cut the onion and garlic. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
3. Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and poach the onions.
Later add carrots and cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
4. Now add the garlic, some salt. When they begin to brown turn
away from the fire.
5. Add the rest of the olive oil, then add the plums, place the
chopped chicken on top and cover with the carrots, onion and
garlic stew.
6. Then bake for 1 hour. After the first 30 minutes, turn the
chicken so that it browns well on both sides.
7. After the time, remove the source from the oven and let stand
for 5 minutes before serving. By then you can eat your chicken
baked with plums.
MEDICAL USE OF PLUMS
• Plum is a delicious and juicy fruit, low in calories
containing no fats but abundant in vitamins, minerals
and phytochemicals.
• Plums are called super-food by scientists and known for
cancer prevention, digestive health, brain health, blood
sugar and weight loss.
• Fresh yellow plum contains vitamin A good for eyesight
and skin.
• Dried plums helps to restore bone mass.
• Black plums have many medicinal values like the bark,
seeds and leaves are used in treatment of diabetes;
leaves are used for strengthening of teeth, barks are
also good for throat problems.
Gastronomic uses
PRUNUS DOMESTICA
When buying them we must
ensure that their consistency is
firm and are covered by a light
matte powder, Varieties with
darker skin, even some with light
skin, are often used to prepare
jams, jams or jellies, Plums
represent an ingredient used