Description
Crispy Coconut Chicken Tenders are a deliciously crunchy and flavorful dish, perfect for a quick meal or appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound chicken tenderloins, or chicken breasts, cut into strips
- ½ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons water, or milk
- ⅔ cup shredded sweetened coconut flakes
- ⅔ cup panko bread crumbs
- oil for frying
- sea salt flakes, for garnish, optional
- sweet chili sauce, for serving
Instructions
- First, get out four wide, shallow bowls. In the first bowl, whisk together the flour, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
- In a second bowl, whisk together the eggs and water (or milk).
- Fill a third bowl with coconut flakes, and a fourth bowl with panko bread crumbs.
- Toss chicken tenders first in the flour, then in the egg wash, followed by the coconut flakes, and ending with the bread crumbs. Be sure to coat each chicken tender thoroughly with each step.
- For frying, fill a large skillet with 1 inch of oil. Bring to temperature over medium heat.
- Use tongs to transfer chicken tenders into the oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then turn chicken tenders over and cook another 3-4 minutes until golden brown and chicken is cooked through.
- Repeat with remaining chicken tenders as needed. Allow to cool slightly on a wire cooling rack over paper towels.
- Garnish with sea salt flakes if desired and serve warm with sweet chili dipping sauce.
Notes
- Sweet chili sauce can be found in the Asian section of grocery stores. For no heat, use sweet and sour sauce as an alternate.
- For baking, these can be baked at 425 degrees on a parchment-lined baking sheet for about 15 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Frying or Baking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 352
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 537mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 31g
- Cholesterol: 154mg
Keywords: Crispy Coconut Chicken Tenders, Chicken Tenders, Coconut Chicken