topic Coconut Chicken - Need Help! in Recipes https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Coconut-Chicken-Need-Help/m-p/156645#M4064 <P>a few weeks ago, i made coconut shrimp and it turned out fantastic.</P> <P>so i decided to try my hand at making coconut chicken strips.</P> <P>i marinated the chicken in coconut milk overnight then i breaded it in a mixture of plain panko breadcrumbs and sweetened flake coconut. i deep fried it in peanut oil.</P> <P>it looked good and it tasted okay...but there was def something lacking. i had heard that soaking the chicken (or shrimp) in the coconut milk would give it a much more noticeable flavor. NOT SO....not at all. it made no difference in taste whatsoever.</P> <P>first of all, i could not get the coconut to stick to the chicken properly. it needed way more coconut. </P> <P>i also think some sort of "coconut cream" dipping sauce would have been good with it. </P> <P>so, who wants to help me figure out a way to make this better?</P> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:14:53 GMT bizziebee007 2012-01-18T04:14:53Z Coconut Chicken - Need Help! https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Coconut-Chicken-Need-Help/m-p/156645#M4064 <P>a few weeks ago, i made coconut shrimp and it turned out fantastic.</P> <P>so i decided to try my hand at making coconut chicken strips.</P> <P>i marinated the chicken in coconut milk overnight then i breaded it in a mixture of plain panko breadcrumbs and sweetened flake coconut. i deep fried it in peanut oil.</P> <P>it looked good and it tasted okay...but there was def something lacking. i had heard that soaking the chicken (or shrimp) in the coconut milk would give it a much more noticeable flavor. NOT SO....not at all. it made no difference in taste whatsoever.</P> <P>first of all, i could not get the coconut to stick to the chicken properly. it needed way more coconut. </P> <P>i also think some sort of "coconut cream" dipping sauce would have been good with it. </P> <P>so, who wants to help me figure out a way to make this better?</P> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:14:53 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Coconut-Chicken-Need-Help/m-p/156645#M4064 bizziebee007 2012-01-18T04:14:53Z