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South Pacific Chicken Tenders with Tropical Dipping Sauce

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Submitted by: film_score

 

Breaded chicken tenders with a touch of citrus flavor, served with a creamy, fruit flavored sauce.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken tenders
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened, shredded coconut
  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 2 medium lemons, zested
  • 2 medium limes, zested
  • 2 medium oranges, zested
  • 1/4 cup peanut oil
  • Pineapple chunks (or fresh pineapple slices), for garnish
  • Green onions, for garnish
  • Tropical Dipping Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup pineapple chunks, drained
  • 4 green onions, roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger, roughly chopped
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp orange juice
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper

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Method

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Set out three shallow dishes. Fill the 1st with flour and 2nd with eggs and water mixed well. Fill 3rd with coconut, Panko bread crumbs, lemon zest, lime zest, and orange zest and mix well. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess. Dip chicken in eggs and shake off excess. Lastly place chicken in coconut mixture and coat thoroughly. Press so mixture sticks to chicken. Repeat for each piece of chicken. Add peanut oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add chicken and pan fry on each side, about 4 minutes a side, until chicken is golden brown then remove from heat. To serve, place Tropical Dipping Sauce in a small bowl, and place the bowl in the middle of a large serving platter. Fan pieces of South Pacific Chicken Tenders around bowl on platter. Garnish with pineapple and green onions. Makes 4 servings. Tropical Dipping Sauce: In bowl of food processor, add pineapple, green onions, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, lime juice, and orange juice and process until well combined. Add mayonnaise and pulse until well combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a small bowl and refrigerate until serving.

 

Notes:

 

Number of Servings: 4

 

Submitted by: film_score ()

 

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