Coconut Chicken Tenders Recipe
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Serves: 6
 
Delicious Coconut Chicken Tenders Recipe
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs of chicken tenders
  • 1½ cups of panko bread crumbs (can be found in the Asian aisle of grocery stores)
  • 1 cup of shredded sweetened coconut
  • 1 egg
  • ½ can of condensed milk
  • ½ cup of orange juice
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Peanut Oil for frying
  • Marmalade:
  • Honey Marmalade Dipping Sauce Recipe:
  • ½ cup of honey
  • ½ of marmalade
  • Directions: In a small bowl, add honey and marmalade. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir everything until well mixed and serve with coconut chicken tenders.
Instructions
  1. On a cookie sheet, season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Set aside. In a medium bowl, mix orange juice, condensed milk, and a beaten egg until your "wet" mixture is well incorporated. In another bowl, mix coconut and panko crumbs.
  2. Heat peanut oil in a medium pan or skillet on medium-high heat. Fill pan to about ½" of oil. Dip and fully coat each tender in the egg mixture first and then the panko/coconut mix.
  3. Set each coated chicken on a cookie cooling rack.
  4. Fry each tender for 6-8 minutes until golden brown. Serve with Honey Marmalade dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Recipe by Savory Sweet Life at https://savorysweetlife.com/coconut-chicken-tenders-recipe/