Today we continue our series of authentic, low carbohydrate Chinese dishes with this collection of low-carb Chinese poultry recipes. Chinese home cooking is among some of the healthiest and nutritious food you can find. Chinese cooking is also very efficient, generally, with many single dishes offering a complete balanced meal of protein and vegetables. With minor modifications, such as steam cooking or water blanching, a number of the better restaurant dishes can also be made healthy and flavorful.
Low Carbohydrate Chinese Poultry Recipes Image Credit: Glenn Emerson for My Chinese Home Kitchen, 2024.
This collection of low-carb Chinese poultry recipes offers a wide variety of tastes and textures, from dishes including oyster mushrooms, to home and restaurant-style versions of Kung Pao chicken. One of the easiest dishes is also tasty and healthy: Jing’s Chicken with Broccoli. Two summer dishes, Shredded Lemon Pepper Chicken and Cold Shredded Chicken Salad offer tasty and simple cold dishes, suitable for picnics and backyard cookouts.
All of these low-carb Chinese poultry recipes are very economical to prepare. Most can serve a family with a single chicken breast or chicken half. The Mouth Watering Chicken is incredibly easy to prepare, especially if you use a large chicken breast: simply simmer it, cut it into pieces, and cover with the sauce. For those who enjoy chicken wings as a snack for Saturday or Sunday game day, Jing’s Air Fryer Chicken Wings offer a modern way to cook healthy, crispy chicken wings with true Chinese flavors and seasoning.
Low carbohydrate Chinese chicken recipes
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Healthy Eating: Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms
A healthy and delicious braised chicken breast with shiitake mushrooms.This dish is low in fat, rich with protein and nutrients, and easy to make in just a few minutes.
A healthy, affordable home recipe, this simple Chicken with Broccoli dish is red-braised over low heat to create a delicious mild sauce with garlic, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
Combining the rich flavor and texture of our professional style recipe with the economy and health benefits ot the home style recipe to create a healthier Kung Pao chicken recipe. Same great taste, less fattening, and yields more servings while reducing cost.
Kung Pao Chicken is a famous traditional dish in China, and it is served all over China. This dish originated from Shandong cuisine and is related to Sichuan cuisine.
This is my own Chinese Steamed Chicken Drumstick recipe. This is a healthy recipe, using no oil and only natural ingredients for flavor. The chicken drumsticks are marinated, then steamed for 30 minutes with Napa cabbage and chili peppers, producing a savory, slightly spicy broth.
This Sichuan recipe, Kǒushuǐ Jī “mouth water chicken” can mean “saliva chicken.” The delicious aroma and spicy flavor will make you salivate, so the better English translation is “Sichuan mouth-watering chicken.”
Làzǐ jī is a famous dish in Chinese Sichuan cuisine, but the most descriptive translation is Hot Pepper (辣子, Làzǐ) Chicken, or more loosely, “Sichuan Chili Chicken.” Hot Pepper Chicken is also easy to make at home, because it doesn’t have complicated processes and professional chef techniques. You can prepare this dish successfully with just a few steps.
New Oriental Cooking School will conduct a culinary test for the students, to be evaluated by professional judges. This Shredded Chicken with Silver Sprouts recipe is the first recipe we will use for the exam.
This spicy chicken dish is served cold (room temperature) in summer, but if you want to eat it in winter you can heat the chicken in the sauce before serving.
Shredded Lemon Pepper Chicken is a simple summer time salad recipe. Easy to make, it has the spice of fresh xiaomila peppers, a hint of lemon, and the savory tastes of light soy sauce and oyster sauce. It’s has a hint of tart and sour from the black vinegar and lemon juice.
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Chen Jing
I was born in Guangxi. As long as I remember, I have liked cooking.
When I was a child, my dream was to become a gourmet and travel the world to taste the food of various countries. My ambition is to become a chef. The kitchen is my partner. There are many kinds of Chinese cuisine, there are 8 kinds, reflecting the richness and diversity of Chinese geography and history. I am very happy to share with you Chinese cuisine and cultural traditions.
