Huaibin Battered and Braised Chicken 淮滨面炕鸡
Huaibin Battered and Braised Chicken is featured among the local specialties of Henan.
Huaibin Battered and Braised Chicken (淮滨面炕鸡) combines flour-coated chicken with broth, glass noodles and fresh vegetables. The Xinyang (信阳) Party History and Local Chronicles Research Office identifies it as a speciality shared by Huaibin (淮滨) and Xi County (息县).
Coat, pan-cook, then simmer
The preparation starts with local country chicken, coated in fine flour and turned in oil until cooked. Stock, glass noodles and fresh vegetables are then added for a further simmer. Seasoning and thickening finish the dish before it leaves the pan.
It belongs to kua-dun (侉炖), a Xinyang category of stewed dishes whose main ingredients are cooked in oil before they are stewed.
Tender chicken in savoury soup
The finished meat is tender, with a flavourful, savoury broth. The glass noodles and fresh vegetables simmer together with the flour-coated chicken in the stock.
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Written from the linked sources and fact-checked against them on 2026-09-26. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.