Coconut Crusted Chicken Recipes

COCONUT-CRUSTED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place flour in shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, beat egg with splash of water. In third shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs and coconut.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken tenders. Coat each chicken tender with flour, then dip into egg mixture and coat well with bread crumbs-coconut mixture. Place in single layer in ungreased shallow baking pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking, until chicken is no longer pink in center. (If chicken is getting too dark, cover loosely with sheet of foil.) Cool chicken slightly before serving.
• Meanwhile, mix marmalade and ground red pepper in small bowl.
• Serve chicken with marmalade mixture for dipping.

COCONUT-CRUSTED CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Cut chicken breast into 2 1/2 in strips.
• Combine tempura batter mix and beer.
• pour into shallow dish and set aside.
• Combine coconut and almonds. Dip each strip into batter mixture and then roll in coconut mixture.
• Pour oil to depth of 1 1/2 inches into a dutch oven and heat to 350 degrees. Fry strips, 4 at a time, 2 mins or until golden.
• Drain on paper towels.

BAKED COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a large bowl. Pour enough of the coconut milk over the chicken to completely cover; refrigerate 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine the breadcrumbs, gingersnap cookies, and coconut in a bowl. Dip each chicken piece in the beaten egg and then cover with the breadcrumb mixture. Arrange coated chicken pieces in the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Scatter the butter pieces over the chicken. Pour enough coconut milk into the dish to cover the bottom of the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink, about 40 minutes.

COCONUT-CRUSTED LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the chicken in a large bowl with the lime zest and juice, curry powder, chilli powder, if using, and seasoning. Mix well, then toss in the coconut. Place chicken on a rack sitting in a roasting tin, drizzle with the oil, then bake for 25 mins until cooked through and tender. Serve with mango chutney, lime wedges for squeezing over and rice, if you like.