Coconut Chicken Tenders With Maui Wowee Dipping Sauce

Lvs2Cook's Note:

Another winner from Southern Living.

• Total Time: 23 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ¾ cup lime-flavored seltzer water
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• salt (optional)

Maui Wowee Dipping Sauce

• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple , drained
• ½ cup red pepper jelly
• 3 tablespoons whole grain mustard

Directions:

1. Cut each chicken breast into 4 to 6 (1-inch) strips.
2. Whisk together flour and next 4 ingredients in a bowl. Combine coconut and breadcrumbs in a large shallow dish. Dip chicken pieces in flour mixture, and dredge in coconut mixture.
3. Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches in a deep skillet or Dutch oven; heat to 350°.
4. Fry chicken, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle lightly with salt, if desired. Serve with Wowee Maui Dipping Sauce.
5. Maui Wowee Dipping Sauce: Mix all ingredients together. Serve with Coconut Chicken Tenders.

Reviews

[ChloeM]

Great recipe, however I find that using sweetened flaked coconuts results in a chicken that is a little too sweet for my tastes. Also, I have made this recipe using plain seltzer water and also beer in place of the seltzer and the beer version was definitely the best!

[Kathleen Bolieu]

This was SOOOOOOOOOOO good. I have looked for a long time for something like this - thanks. Made as written. Moist and very flavorful.