Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, coconut crusted chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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.
Coconut Crusted Chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Coconut Crusted Chicken is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook coconut crusted chicken using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Coconut Crusted Chicken:
- Get 4 Chicken Thighs; Bone-In
- Take 2 tsp onion powder
- Prepare 1 tsp garlic powder
- Take 1 tsp ground white pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp coconut extract
- Take 1 cup shredded coconut
- Take 1 can coconut milk
- Prepare 1 Coconut Oil; as needed
- Take 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.
So that is going to wrap this up for this special food coconut crusted chicken recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I’m sure that you will make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!