Coconut Chicken
Golden fried chicken served with a rich coconut sauce and garnished with toasted coconut.
Ingredients
- 2 T shredded coconut
- 4 chicken breasts (about 4 lb)
- 1 C canned coconut milk
- 1/2 C chicken broth
- 1/4 C sugar
- 2 T lemon juice
- 3 T plus 1 1/2 t cornstarch
- 2 t ginger root juice
- Oil for frying
- 1 1/4 t salt
- 1/8 t white pepper
- 1/4 C flour
- 1/4 C water
- 1/4 t baking soda
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- Toast coconut. Cut chicken into strips.
- Make sauce: boil coconut milk, broth, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, ginger juice, oil, salt, pepper until thick.
- Mix batter with flour, water, cornstarch, oil, baking soda, salt, egg white.
- Dip chicken and fry until golden. Slice and place on platter.
- Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with toasted coconut.