Lemon chicken (traditional Chinese: 檸檬雞; pinyin: níng méng jī) is the name of several dishes found in cuisines around the world, all of which feature chicken and lemon.In Anglo-Chinese cuisine it usually consists of pieces of chicken meat that are sautéed or deep-fried and coated with a thick, sweet lemon-flavored sauce.Another version of lemon chicken popular in Australia involves crumbing larger pieces of chicken, basting with lemon juice and oven baking them. A further method popular in Australia involves coating the chicken in batter, frying it, and then covering with a lemon sauce.Yet another version is from Italy and is called pollo al limone. In this dish, a whole chicken is roasted with white wine, fresh lemon juice, fresh thyme and mirepoix.
