I have always loved coconut. I remember when my parents would take me to Red Lobster as a kid (which wasn’t often) that I would always get the coconut shrimp. Never anything else. Well, of course I’d stuff my face with the biscuits too, but we’re not talking about that.
When we switched to eating paleo, I was super excited that coconut was everywhere! But when I started eating a lot of it, I noticed I was developing what appeared to be eczema. Weird. I still never really confirmed if it was the coconut or something else, but I’ve dialed it back and it seems to have cleared up.
Anyway, back to this delish recipe. As are most of my recipes, they started somewhere else I modified them a bit. This one is no exception. It’s really not that hard to screw up coconut chicken, thank goodness. I did add a little something that I think helps with the breading, but maybe it’s all in my head. Who cares, I like it and that’s all that matters 🙂
This is really good served with a tropical dip like pineapple or something like that, but we really like it with the Thai Peanut Sauce as well.
Coconut Chicken with Thai Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken Tenders
- 1/4 cup Almond Flour
- 1/4 cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 cup Full-Fat Coconut Milk, canned
- Coconut Oil, for frying
Instructions
- Mix the almond flour, coconut, and salt in a large, shallow bowl.
- In a another shallow bowl, beat the egg and coconut milk together.
- Dip the chicken in the egg mixture and then dredge in the coconut mixture, coating all sides evenly. Continue until all chicken pieces have been coated.
- Heat a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat and add coconut oil when the pan is hot.
- Place the chicken in batches in the skillet. Cook until the chicken is no longer pink or an internal temp read 160°F. You should have a nice brown coconut crust on both sides of the chicken. If the chicken is not done but your crust is very brown, remove from the pan and place in a 350°F over for 5-10 minutes to continue cooking the chicken without burning the coconut.
- Serve hot with Thai Peanut Sauce.
Notes
Nutrition Facts are for chicken only, and do not include Thai Peanut Sauce
Nutrition Information
Yield 3Amount Per Serving Calories 618Total Fat 40gSaturated Fat 13gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 23gCholesterol 132mgSodium 1432mgCarbohydrates 34gFiber 4gSugar 1gProtein 33g
Nutrition is calculated by a third party and may not be 100% accurate
Sarah
Monday 6th of October 2014
Am I missing the Thai sauce part? I don't see it.
Kendra Benson
Friday 10th of October 2014
Sorry, Sarah. The link for the sauce was in the post, not the recipe. Here it is: https://www.ourpaleolife.com/2013/03/thai-peanut-sauce/
Angela
Tuesday 9th of July 2013
I was just wondering how do you make the other vegetables (broccoli and carrot) shown in the picture?
Kendra
Tuesday 9th of July 2013
It is broccoli, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and garlic. They are our Best Roasted Veggies recipe.