White cut chicken facts for kids
White cut chicken with Shanghai bok choy and broth (usually served with "geung yung", a tangy dip made of ginger, scallions, and garlic)
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| Course | Main dishes |
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| Place of origin | China |
| Region or state | Hong Kong, Guangdong, Fujian |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, ginger, scallion, cilantro |
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| Traditional Chinese | 白切雞 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 白切鸡 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | baak6 cit3 gai1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | báiqiējī | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | white cut chicken | ||||||||||||||||||||
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White cut chicken or white sliced chicken (simplified Chinese: 白切鸡; traditional Chinese: 白切雞) is a super popular Chinese dish. It's a type of siu mei, which usually means roasted or barbecued meats. But here's a cool fact: unlike most siu mei dishes, white cut chicken is not roasted! Instead, it's gently steamed or poached. This special dish is very popular in Southern China, especially in places like Guangdong, Fujian, and Hong Kong.
How White Cut Chicken Is Made
To make this dish, the chicken is first rubbed with salt. This is called marinating, and it helps the chicken taste even better. Then, the whole chicken is cooked in hot water or chicken broth. Sometimes, ginger is added to the cooking liquid for extra flavor.
Cooking the Chicken
Some recipes add other yummy things to the water, like the white part of green onions, cilantro stems, or even star anise. Once the water starts to boil, the heat is turned off. The chicken then cooks slowly in the warm water for about 30 minutes. This gentle cooking method keeps the chicken's skin looking almost white. It also makes the meat super tender and juicy!
Serving Your White Cut Chicken
After cooking, the chicken is usually cooled down before it's cut into pieces. It's served with its skin and bones, and sometimes a little cilantro, leeks, or a slice of ginger on top.
A very common dip for white cut chicken is called geung yung (Chinese: 薑蓉; pinyin: jīang róng; Cantonese Yale: gēung yùng; literally "ginger paste"). This special sauce is made by mixing tiny pieces of ginger, garlic, green onion, salt, and hot oil. You can also enjoy white cut chicken with other tasty dips like spicy mustard, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, or chili pepper sauce.
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Geung yung, a condiment made of minced ginger, scallions, and garlic
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Dry version
See also
In Spanish: Pollo escalfado para niños
