Coconut chicken. Crunchy baked strips of chicken breast coated in coconut crumbs are served with a creamy coconut-mayonnaise sauce. The Chinese buffet favorite is easy to make at home without deep frying. Dredge chicken strips in egg white and place a couple at a time into the bag to coat with coconut mixture.
Keep warm until ready to serve. Chinese Coconut Chicken Recipe Buffet Style If you love Asian food as much as my family does, this will be a 'must have' recipe for you! Tender Chinese buffet style coconut chicken is absolutely the perfect entree to enjoy with some rice and vegetables ( and it's so easy )!! You can cook Coconut chicken using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Coconut chicken
- You need of I. Chicken:.
- You need of chicken thighs.
- You need of II. Batter:.
- Prepare of vegetable oil.
- It's of baking powder.
- Prepare of arrowroot powder.
- You need of butter softened.
- You need of coconut flakes, sweetened.
- You need of salt.
- You need of turmeric powder.
- It's of granulated garlic powder.
- You need of paprika.
- You need of fresh ground black pepper.
- You need of III. Sauce:.
- Prepare of mayonnaise.
- It's of honey.
- Prepare of parsley.
For the sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, sugar, and vinegar. While oil is heating, season chicken with salt and pepper. Pat down the chicken thighs before they finish cooking under the broiler to ensure deliciously crispy skin. Much better than our local Thai restaurant served with Thai Cucumber Salad made with sesame seeds instead of peanuts.
Coconut chicken step by step
- Preheat oven 350° Fahrenheit.
- Beat the chicken till even thickness. I took a hammer beat them in a slightly opened zip lock bag,.
- In a bowl add baking, and arrowroot powders. Add spices..
- Mix everything well.
- Add coconut flakes.
- Mix in the flakes into the powdered spiced mixture break up the coconut lumps.
- Add 4 eggs, butter, and oil. Mix very well..
- Coat chicken with batter place on a large pan and bake till done.
- Mix the mayonnaise, honey, and parsley this is your sauce..
- Serve I hope you enjoy!.
The chicken is marinated in coconut milk loaded with Thai flavours which adds flavour and richness to the chicken. Served with a Peanut Coconut Sauce to really drive home the coconut flavour, this Thai Chicken is fantastic for the BBQ, stovetop or roasting. Serve this with a side of jasmine rice or Thai Fried Rice! Dredge the chicken pieces first in the cornstarch mixture, then in the eggs, and finally in the coconut, making sure the meat is fully coated with coconut flakes. Coconut Chicken with Honey Mustard Sauce is a kid friendly and family favorite recipe.