At the table
Share the baking dish and spoon sauce onto separately ordered rice or bread. Remove chicken bones, check olive pits and let the hot sauce cool before eating.
Contains chicken, pork sausage, milk, egg and wheat; wine or sausage may add sulfites, and compound seasonings may add soy or other allergens. Confirm bone-in cuts, chili/curry, sausage and stock. Coconut milk does not make this dairy-free.
Contains chicken, pork sausage, milk, egg and wheat; wine or sausage may add sulfites, and compound seasonings may add soy or other allergens. Confirm bone-in cuts, chili/curry, sausage and stock. Coconut milk does not make this dairy-free.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Contains chicken, pork sausage, milk, egg and wheat; wine or sausage may add sulfites, and compound seasonings may add soy or other allergens. Confirm bone-in cuts, chili/curry, sausage and stock. Coconut milk does not make this dairy-free.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Chicken and potatoes baked in a golden, creamy coconut-and-milk sauce, with savory chouriço, olives and egg. This Macanese dish is rich and gently spiced; it is not simply Portuguese roast chicken.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Chicken and potatoes baked in a golden, creamy coconut-and-milk sauce, with savory chouriço, olives and egg. This Macanese dish is rich and gently spiced; it is not simply Portuguese roast chicken.
- How it’s made
- Season chicken with turmeric, salt, sugar and chicken seasoning, dust with wheat flour and sear. Simmer with butter, olive oil, garlic, white wine, bay leaf, potato, stock and onion; add coconut milk, evaporated milk, tomato, chouriço and olives. Thicken with butter-flour roux and bake with boiled egg and shredded coconut. A little curry is a separate variant.
Contains chicken, pork sausage, milk, egg and wheat; wine or sausage may add sulfites, and compound seasonings may add soy or other allergens. Confirm bone-in cuts, chili/curry, sausage and stock. Coconut milk does not make this dairy-free.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Macau.
About this regional connection
Macau: A Macanese home-cooking and restaurant dish combining Portuguese and Asian ingredients.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有澳门葡国鸡吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Macanese Portuguese chicken
Portuguese chicken belongs to Macanese home-cooking traditions that combine Portuguese and Asian ingredients. Coconut, turmeric, wine and sausage illustrate that mixture; families and chefs vary the sauce and finishing touches.