This is a good recipe to have on hand if you’re stuck in a cabin in the Northwoods, craving sweet sour chicken, and there’s not one Chinese take-out place within 50 miles. That’s about the only time I make this since it’s way too easy, when I’m home, to pick up the phone and order it from the place down the street! This is a Madame Wong recipe.
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Unusual and festive! Traditionally in China this would be made with a whole chicken, but this rendition from Eileen Yin-Fei Lo is better for you! She remembers having the original version at birthday celebrations for her grandmother Ah Paw. She recommends serving it with stir-fried string beans.
This recipe is from Eileen Yin-Fei Lo’s “Chinese Chicken Cookbook”. There are quite a few chicken plus lemon dishes already on Recipezaar, including Italian (chicken piccata), Indian and Thai. This recipe is quite different, since it is steamed (actually, double steamed, which makes for a very intense, clear broth) … the ingredient list is imposing, but the process is really easy … and the flavor is fabulous — very different from the usual, thickly coated restaurant dish. As Eileen says in her introduction, the translation of the sai ling mung refers to “foreign lemons” because this is designed to use western-style lemons. Added comment (Oct 2008): Thanks to all the reviewers for their comments and photos. First, many of the recipes from Eileen Yin-Fei Lo’s book are her remembrances of her family’s (especially her aunt’s) home cooking in rural China, very traditional … so modern taste would definitely think about adding to the spectrum of spices used in this recipe. I think she would approve of changes to reflect individual palates. Second, looking at the sodium content of the analysis, I agree that getting 32% of your RDA in one dish is a bit much … you could reduce the amount of soy sauce, but if you do, you might want to increase either the wine or oyster sauce (or just add water) to maintain the liquid volume … I’d think first of reducing the 1/2 tsp salt directly and then reducing the soy if I needed more salt removed ….
From Company’s Coming cookbook. I’ve adjusted the recipe for 2 servings. This is a thin sauce but so tasty spooned over the chicken and mashed potatoes. Prep time does not include marinating. Easily doubled.
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