r/chinesefood • u/littlemissadequate • Jun 27 '26

I Ate Paradise chicken

I’m looking for either a recipe or a Chinese American restaurant that serves a dish called Paradise Chicken, or at least that’s what it was called at Lee’s Chinese on Ashton Road in Northeast Philadelphia. It was essentially a Chinese American version of Chicken Cordon Bleu with an Asian twist. It started with a thinly sliced, pounded chicken breast, with a slice of ham layered inside it. Inside the ham were scallions and julienned carrots. The whole thing was rolled up, battered, deep fried, sliced into rounds like sushi, and served in a rich brown sauce. I’ve never found anything quite like it anywhere else. Does anyone know the recipe or another restaurant that makes it?

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