Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, coconut crusted chicken. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Coconut Crusted Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Coconut Crusted Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life.
Place coconut in a shallow bowl. Dredge chicken tenders in cornstarch mixture; shake off excess. Dip chicken in egg whites, then press chicken into coconut.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have coconut crusted chicken using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Coconut Crusted Chicken:
- Prepare 4 Chicken Thighs; Bone-In
- Make ready 2 tsp onion powder
- Take 1 tsp garlic powder
- Get 1 tsp ground white pepper
- Prepare 1 tsp coconut extract
- Take 1 cup shredded coconut
- Prepare 1 can coconut milk
- Get 1 Coconut Oil; as needed
- Prepare 1 kosher salt; as needed
Press coconut firmly into place with your palm. Coat chicken a second time with any remaining coconut and again press firmly into place. Place a large pan over medium heat. In another shallow bowl, beat egg with splash of water.
Steps to make Coconut Crusted Chicken:
- Whisk coconut milk and coconut extract together to form marinade. Marinate chicken 4-48 hours.
- Pat chicken dry. Lightly heat enough coconut oil to coat chicken until melted. Season chicken. Bake at 350° for approximately 45 minutes.l or until thermometer reaches 165°.
- While chicken is cooking, heat about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil until melted. Mix oil with shredded coconut. Press shredded coconut on top of chicken during last ten minutes of cooking.
- Variations; Other chicken parts (boneless will be easier to keep crust on while eating), melted butter, french fried onions, pineapple juice, tropical juice blends, kiwi, paprika, celery seed, applewood seasoning, dried ranch seasoning, dried onion soup mix, vegetable/canola oil, fish, pork
In third shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs and coconut. 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. Scatter the butter pieces over the chicken. Pour enough coconut milk into the dish to cover the bottom of the dish.
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