Coconut Lime Sauce Recipes

COCONUT-LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce, shallot, and brown sugar in a small bowl until smooth. Gradually add oil, whisking constantly until emulsified.
• Do Ahead:
• Dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

COCONUT LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• PREPARATION: In a large bowl, combine chile, garlic, ginger, coconut cream, and lime juice. Season with salt and stir to combine. Stir in coconut and taste dressing: It should be fairly tangy, spicy, and salty to balance the mild iceberg. Dressing may seize up and seem very thick, but it will loosen up when tossed with the salad.

SPICY CHICKEN WITH COCONUT LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large, nonstick frypan, place oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken and cook about 5 minutes to brown on all sides; remove from the frypan and keep warm.
• To the pan, add onions, salsa, garlic, peppers, curry, salt, and pepper and cook about 2 minutes, stirring until onion has browned.
• Return chicken to the pan; pour coconut milk and lime juice over the chicken and simmer on low heat about 30 minutes or until fork can be inserted in chicken with ease.
• Remove and discard the peppers.
• To serve, place rice in serving platter and then top with chicken mixture.
• Garnish with lime slices and sprinkle with some of the grated coconut and pass the remainder.

COCONUT-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the rice, water, coconut milk, sugar and salt to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the lime juice, soy sauce, lime zest, ginger, vinegar and honey; set aside. In a large skillet, saute chicken in canola and sesame oils until no longer pink. Add lime mixture to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with coconut and cilantro. Fluff rice with a fork and serve with chicken mixture.