Lemon chicken
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 A plate of Chinese-style lemon chicken | |
| Course | Main |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Chicken Lemon sauce |
| Lemon chicken | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin níng méng jī | | |
| Bopomofo | ㄋㄧㄥ´ ㄇㄥ´ ㄐㄧ | |
| Yue: Cantonese | ||
| Jyutping | ning4 mung1 gai1 | |
Lemon chicken is the name of several dishes found in cuisines around the world which include chicken and lemon.[1]
In
deep-fried and coated with a thick, sweet lemon-flavored sauce. The Chinese restaurant of the Panda Hotel in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong used to serve its version of lemon chicken with the chicken pieces coated in batter, then rolled in almond slivers and deep-fried and served with the lemon-glaze sauce.[2][3]
A version of lemon chicken popular in Australasia involves coating the chicken in batter, frying it and then covering the chicken with a lemon sauce.
Similarly named dishes
Lemon chicken in
mirepoix
.
In
pine nuts, rosemary
and ham.
French poulet au citron includes Dijon mustard in the sauce, and is accompanied by roasted potatoes.
See also
- Orange chicken
- Pineapple chicken
- List of chicken dishes
- List of lemon dishes and beverages
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References
- ^ "西檸煎軟雞; 西柠煎软鸡, Xī níng jiān ruǎn jī(Chinese)". lifestyle.etnet.com.hk. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Chinese lemon chicken recipe". BBC Food. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Dine, Chef. "Baked Lemon Chicken With Chinese Lemon Sauce Recipe - Food.com". www.food.com. Retrieved 2023-06-14.