黄焖鸡 (huángmènjī) · braised chicken in brown sauce

Measure Word

一份黄焖鸡 fèn

Meanings

1 braised chicken in brown sauce

Made with

鸡腿 jītuǐ 香菇 xiānggū 青椒 qīngjiāo 土豆 tǔdòu

About the dish

鲁菜 Shandong · 热菜 Hot dish

Chicken pieces on the bone braised in a dark, savoury-sweet soy sauce with shiitake mushrooms, potato and green pepper, served bubbling in a small clay pot with rice. Shops often ask how hot you want it.

Characters

braise, stew with lid on

鸡

jī

chicken

Examples

HSK 3

这家的黄焖鸡特别下饭。

Zhè jiā de huángmènjī tèbié xià fàn.

This place's braised chicken really goes down well with rice.

HSK 4

中午我点了份黄焖鸡米饭。

Zhōngwǔ wǒ diǎn le fèn huángmènjī mǐfàn.

I ordered huangmen chicken over rice for lunch.

Tips

culture

Shandong (Jinan) origin. The chain 杨铭宇黄焖鸡米饭 made it a nationwide fast-casual staple in the 2010s: chicken pieces stewed with mushrooms, potatoes and green peppers in a brown soy-based sauce, served over rice in a small clay pot.