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小鸡炖蘑菇

小雞燉蘑菇
xiǎojī dùn mógu
Also on menus as 小鸡蘑菇
noun Spice varies

Measure Word

一锅小鸡炖蘑菇 guō

Meanings

  1. 1 chicken stewed with dried wild mushrooms

About the dish

东北菜 Northeast · 热菜 Hot dish

Chicken chopped into pieces on the bone and stewed slowly with dried wild mushrooms in a dark, savoury soy broth, often with starch noodles. Usually not hot, though some recipes add chili.

Examples

HSK 7-9
小鸡炖蘑菇要用小火慢慢炖。
Xiǎojī dùn mógu yào yòng xiǎohuǒ mànmàn dùn.
Chicken stewed with mushrooms is simmered slowly over low heat.
HSK 7-9
新女婿上门，丈母娘做了一锅小鸡炖蘑菇。
Xīn nǚxu shàngmén, zhàngmǔniáng zuò le yì guō xiǎojī dùn mógu.
When the new son-in-law came to visit, his mother-in-law made a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms.

Tips

mistakes
小鸡 here is not a chick. In Northeast China it is an everyday word for a farm chicken, and the dish usually uses a whole bird chopped into pieces.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
鸡 jī
炖 dùn
蘑 mó
菇 gū