Almond chicken explained

Almond chicken
Associated Cuisine:American Chinese food
Region:Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
Course:Main course
Main Ingredient:Chicken, almonds

Almond chicken is an American Chinese dish. The most common variations involve either stir-frying or deep-frying chicken and topping it with almonds.

Preparation

Some variations of almond chicken are prepared in a similar manner to cashew chicken, by stir-frying chicken with almonds and vegetables.[1] [2] This variation is found in the 1917 Chinese Cook Book by Shiu Wong Chan, which calls for stir-frying chicken with onions, mushrooms, water chestnuts and celery before coating with "Chinese gravy" and topping with almonds.[3] This is one of the oldest recipes for the dish.

Other versions of the dish are prepared by battering chicken and coating it with almonds before frying.[4] [5]

Almond boneless chicken

Almond boneless chicken or war sui gai, a variation popular in Michigan, features sliced chicken which is deep-fried twice.[6] It is then topped with mushroom gravy and sliced almonds and served on a bed of iceberg lettuce.[7] [8] The dish is strongly associated with Detroit,[9] but is also commonly served in Ohio and parts of Eastern Canada.[10]

The origins of almond boneless chicken are unknown, although it was likely developed by Chinese immigrants from Guangdong.[11] It may have originated in Detroit, Michigan and was historically associated with chop suey houses.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frederick . Missy . 2018-10-30 . Almond Boneless Chicken Is a Chinese-American Cult Favorite . 2023-05-21 . Eater . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-02-28 . Adam Liaw's Chinese almond chicken . 2023-05-21 . Good Food . en.
  3. Book: Chan, Shiu Wong . The Chinese Cook Book . 1917 . Frederick A. Stokes Company . 978-0-598-76710-3 . 35 . en.
  4. Book: Looking for Asian America: An Ethnocentric Tour by Wing Young Huie ; [the Exhibition "Nine Month in America, an Ethnocentric Tour by Wing Young Huie" Premiered at the Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, April 17 - August 1, 2004. This Book is an Extension of the Exhibition, which Included More Than One Hundred Photographs] ]. 2007 . U of Minnesota Press . 978-1-4529-1356-8 . en.
  5. Web site: Panda Express Is Introducing an All-New Chicken Dish . 2023-05-21 . Thrillist . 13 August 2021 . en.
  6. Web site: Kwong . Helen . 2016-07-19 . A Taste of Home . 2023-05-21 . Hour Detroit Magazine . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2015-06-10 . Almond boneless chicken, exhibit ABC of Chinese-American idiosyncrasy . 2023-05-21 . Gourmandistan . en.
  8. Web site: Jackman . Michael . The ABCs of almond boneless chicken . 2023-05-21 . Detroit Metro Times . en.
  9. Web site: Test Kitchen recipe: Almond Boneless Chicken . 2023-05-21 . Detroit Free Press . en-US.
  10. Web site: Service . Taste News . The Mystery of Almond Boneless Chicken - Taste California Travel . 2023-05-21 . www.tastecaliforniatravel.com . en-gb.
  11. Web site: 2014-10-29 . The ABCs of Michigan almond boneless chicken - American Food Roots . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029220307/https://www.americanfoodroots.com/50-states/abcs-michigan-almond-boneless-chicken/ . 2014-10-29 . 2023-05-21 . American Food Roots.

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