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Coconut Chicken with Thai Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce

One of the favorite and most requested meals in my home is my coconut chicken with homemade sweet chili dipping sauce. The coconut chicken is fried in panko crumbs and coconut, to give it a sweet taste, and the sauce is a perfect mix of sweet and spicy giving it a Thai inspired flair, which I absolutely love!

A good friend of mine has always spoken about the coconut chicken she makes for her family and how delicious it is, so when I came across this recipe on another blog, I simply had to try it!

I didn’t change very much from the original recipe, but it’s hard to go wrong here. This would be equally as delicious with some large prawns or shrimp. Hopefully it becomes a staple in your meals as it has with us!

Thai Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce Ingredients:
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons sriracha hot sauce
  • 2 teaspoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Coconut Shrimp Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 3/4 teaspoon season salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup canola oil, divided
Directions:
Pour water and vinegar into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
Stir in sugar, ginger, garlic, sriracha, and ketchup. Simmer for 5 minutes while stirring with a whisk.
Stir in cornstarch and allow to thicken up just a bit while stirring. Remove from heat.
Transfer to a plastic bowl, cover and refrigerate while you prepare the chicken.
First prepare your chicken. Cut it into strips or nuggets and cut off any excess fat.
Then prepare the 3 dipping stations.
In the first one, 
combine the flour and seasonings until mixed well.
In the second, combine the milk and eggs and whisk together until well combined.
In the last, 
combine the panko crumbs with the shredded coconut.
Place 1/4 cup of the oil in a large skillet and heat on medium/high.
While the oil is heating, prepare the chicken. First coat it completely in the flour mixture.
Then coat in the milk/egg mixture.
Now coat fully in the panko/coconut mixture.
Now add the coated chicken to the heated oil and fry for a few minutes on each side or until they are golden brown and crispy. Don’t overcrowd, be sure to leave room between each piece of chicken so they can cook evenly.
Once they are crispy and golden, I like to remove them from the pan and place on a cookie sheet to maintain their cripsness while I finish cooking the rest. I place the cookie sheet in the unheated oven so they will maintain some warmth.
Beautiful and golden!
The full batch!
Ready to eat!
Serve with dipping sauce, and enjoy!
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts are my own.

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  1. ChatterBlossom says

    December 11, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    I love the sweet and spicy combo! Yum!
    Jamie
    http://chatterblossom.blogspot.com/

    • Mama Harris says

      December 12, 2012 at 8:01 am

      Oh, it’s one of my favorite things! Definitely one of the things I love about Thai food!

  2. Pakize Kapan says

    December 12, 2012 at 1:25 am

    Love your blog indeed, great recipes for me to try ! I found you through the Aloha Friday Blog Hop and followed you. Your blog is great. Feel free to visit my blog anytime 🙂

    kisses Keke (Pakize)

    http://madamekeke.blogspot.com

    • Mama Harris says

      December 12, 2012 at 8:02 am

      Thank you Keke! Nice to meet you and thanks for coming by!

  3. Sabz says

    December 12, 2012 at 7:34 am

    yum! this is great, would make for a great app as well! and hey; congrats on hitting 100 GFC followers! awesome!

    • Mama Harris says

      December 12, 2012 at 8:03 am

      Yes! It would be a great appetizer with some wings, potato skins etc! Maybe for SuperBowl or watching the fights! And I just noticed the followers, so sweet of you to notice! lol

  4. WhatJeanLikes says

    December 12, 2012 at 7:40 am

    Oh this recipe has made my mouth water and I am itching to cook at 10pm now! 🙂 Your family is lucky to have a great cook like you, these look so delicious!!

    Thank you so much for participating in our Aloha Friday Blog Hop!! I am following you, of course!! Wishing you and yours a lovely week!!

    Aloha,

    Jean {What Jean Likes}

    • Mama Harris says

      December 12, 2012 at 8:04 am

      Thank you so much Jean, what a great compliment! 😉

  5. Diane Balch says

    December 12, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    Amazing recipe…can’t wait to try it love the ginger and coconut.

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 9:01 pm

      Hi Diane! Thank you, and I love them too!

  6. Melissa Libertad says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    Your family is lucky to have such a great cook! Your blog makes this fat girl hungry. lol.

    I wish the hubby liked coconut so I could try this recipe because it looks delicious. 🙂

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 9:02 pm

      Thank you for such a great compliment! I’m a fat girl too, I love food way too much! LOL

      Boo at hubby not liking coconut!

  7. Kelly Wells {Adorned Well} says

    December 15, 2012 at 12:03 am

    Oh, my goodness! This looks sooooo good! Thank you for sharing your recipe on Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party.

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 9:02 pm

      Hi Kelly, thank you!

  8. Kelly (Our Everyday Harvest) says

    December 15, 2012 at 5:04 am

    These look amazing! I am a coconut fanatic! Thank you for sharing this recipe. I can’t wait to try it.

    So glad you could join this week’s Harvest of Friends Weekend Blog Hop!

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 9:02 pm

      Hi Kelly, thank you! I love coconut too!

  9. Leah @ foodforthefresh says

    December 15, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    These look fantastic; such a great combo of flavors! Pinned to try for later! Also, if you’re interested I’m having a great giveaway on my blog: http://foodforthefresh.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-baking-compilation.html

    • Mama Harris says

      December 15, 2012 at 9:03 pm

      Hi leah, thank you so much!
      I entered, and also added you on GFC!

  10. FrugalFoodieMama says

    December 22, 2012 at 4:24 am

    I love Budget Bytes recipes! This is one of my favorite of her’s actually. 😉

    Thank you for linking up to Marvelous Mondays!

  11. Julie says

    December 23, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    This looks delicious! I LOVE Budget Bytes. I’ve made many of her recipes!

    Thanks for sharing this on Marvelous Mondays. I will be featuring this on my blog at tonight’s party. Have a Merry Christmas!

    Julie
    http://www.thisgalsooks.com

  12. sedgbert says

    May 16, 2013 at 4:25 am

    Made this last night. It was delicious! My sauce did not thicken up like yours did in your pictures…I followed the directions exactly but it never thickened. We still used it as was and it was delicious-it was just more on the runny side. Any thoughts on what might have happened or special tips to help it thicken up? Thanks for the recipe!

    • Mama Harris says

      May 16, 2013 at 4:27 am

      The first few times I made it, it didn’t thicken up either. You can add a little more cornstarch, or cook just a little longer while stirring. It will “suddenly” thicken up. I found I just wasn’t patient enough! LOL

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