Lemon Chicken with White Wine Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

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What white wine goes with lemon chicken? ›

The Pairing

Pair Chardonnay with any lemon chicken dish, my friends. Chardonnay is my go-to for anything lemon-flavored, actually. Why? Because one of the top flavor and aroma descriptors us wine geeks use to describe Chardonnay is lemon.

The sauce has garlic, thyme and lemon, and has so much flavor," Garten says. "And the whole thing takes like 5 minutes to put together... The best thing about this is that it makes the chicken and the sauce at the same time." Serve it over rice or quinoa, and the grains can absorb all of the sauce, Garten recommends.

Have a go-to. Both sauvignon blanc and chardonnay are good bets when reaching for a cooking wine. Sauvignon blanc is crisper, while chardonnay more full-bodied, but when using them as ingredients, their subtleties aren't as pronounced.

soda, white wine and an unsqueezed slice of lemon floating in it, makes quite a nice, refreshing drink, a wine spritzer. If you want to dress it up a bit add some liqueur like Grand Marnier or Chambord or Cassis, but don't add too much of the stuff - about a teaspoon is all you want in the glass.

Vermentino: This white wine varietal from Italy offers bright acidity, citrus flavors, and a touch of minerality. It can be a good match for the tangy tomato sauce and herbal flavors of chicken cacciatore. Pinot Grigio: A light and crisp Pinot Grigio can be a versatile choice.

Like pickling, smoking, and curing, the practice of rinsing chicken with lemon juice probably started out as a way to neutralize any off-aromas in the meat and cut down on bacteria.

What's the secret to wonderful lemon chicken? Use chicken thighs (or legs, but thighs are easier to eat), bone-in and skin-on. Lemon is acidic and helps balance the stronger flavor of the dark meat in thighs and legs, and the fat from the chicken skin.

Her eating, she says, is “pretty orderly, actually”: “I have toast and coffee for breakfast;” tea every day at 10:30 a.m. — not a minute earlier or later; soup for lunch (Italian wedding soup, on the day of the recording); and for dinner, she and her husband, Jeffrey, go out with friends or order in.

Look for grape varietals like pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc, vermentino or chardonnay. Avoid white wines like moscato or riesling, which may include words like sweet, auslese or demi-sec on their labels.

Sauvignon Blanc and white Bordeaux blends are good examples of dry wines, while Sauternes (also made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc), late harvest Riesling, Vouvray, White Zinfandel,and Eiswein are generally sweet. A good contrast of sweet versus dry may be found in sparkling wines.

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There are a myriad of great choices but we tend to favor pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc. These lighter-style wines will bring out the flavor of your dish without overwhelming it. Avoid robust and oaky white wines like chardonnay. Once the food is cooked, the oak-influence may cause your dish to taste bitter.

I also found the whole lemon slices included in many traditional recipes left my sauce with a bitter aftertaste from the lemon's pith. To avoid this, but maintain the acidic brightness this dish depends on, I added a bit of white wine to the sauce instead of lemon slices.

While both chicken piccata and chicken Marsala are cooked in the same way, there are a few key differences between the two dishes. Chicken piccata isn't creamy. It's cooked with white wine, chicken broth, capers, and lemon juice. It's tangy and bright instead of rich and creamy.

Chicken piccata has capers. So for you caper haters out there, the Francaise version is for you. Chicken Francaise is dredged in flour and egg, whereas chicken piccata is dredged only in flour, so the Francaise has a bit more (delightfully) substantial coating.

'Because of the acidity of the lemon and the pungency of the herbs and garlic, a ripe aromatic white wine or a full flavour rosé would be perfect,' Longuère wrote in a previous article on matching chicken dishes with wine for Decanter.

You'll want a bit of acidity, too, to stand up to all that lemon juice. For us, the best wine to match with lemon chicken would be a good Chardonnay.

Known for its bright acidity and crisp, refreshing notes, Sauvignon Blanc serves as the perfect foil for the tangy lemon sauce and briny capers of the chicken picatta. The citrusy undertones and herbaceous notes of Sauvignon Blanc harmonize beautifully with the lemony sauce, adding depth and complexity to each bite.

In this instance, a vibrant Riesling will not only heighten your dining experience, but also the flavours of the poultry too. For failsafe food and wine pairing choose Mesh Eden Valley Riesling to accompany this tasty Lemon and Roast Thyme Chicken.