96. Lemon Chicken

Name: Lemon Chicken (檬樽鷄)
Yield: Serves 2 to 3 persons
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ level teaspoon sugar; 4 tablespoons chicken stock; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; ½ level teaspoon salt; 1½ to 2 tablespoons lemon juice (juice of 1 lemon); 1½ to 2 tablespoons lemon juice (juice of 1 lemon); ½ teaspoon pressed ginger (juice); ½ teaspoon pressed ginger (juice); 2 tablespoons gin, vodka or other strong alcohol; 5 tablespoons oil; 2 tablespoons gin, vodka or other strong alcohol; 2 tablespoons gin, vodka or other strong alcohol; 1 level teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; A 3- to 4-lb. chicken

檬樽鷄

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 3
persons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chinese Gastronomy

By Hsiang Ju Lin and Tsuifeng Lin

Published 1957

About

Ingredients

A 3- to 4-lb. chicken
1 level teaspoon salt
2</

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Wipe the chicken dry and rub its body cavity with salt. Place it in a dish, and rub soy sauce and gin, vodka or other strong alcohol over its body (meikweilu, an aromatic liqueur made from roses, is excellent for this purpose). Let the chicken stand in the dish of alcohol for about 4 hours, turning the chicken occasionally to let it soak into the skin.

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Heat oil and