Coconut Chicken

2024-09-10 10:33:50 Soups

Coconut Chicken:	Coconut Green 1
Three Yellow Chicken Half one	Peeled water chestnuts (water chestnuts) 4 pieces
Wolfberry Appropriate amount	Red dates 4 pieces
Clear water 200g	Sauce:
Little Lime 1 piece	Garlic 1 flap
Light soy sauce 3g	Warm water 60g
cilantro 1 root	Scallions 1 root

How to make coconut chicken Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 1

Step 1

Cut the chicken into small pieces and add cold water to the pot. The chicken should be tender, do not use old hens, as it will take a long time to stew, and the meat will not be chewy. In addition, you can ask the master to cut it in advance when you buy it. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 2

Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 2

Step 2

After boiling over high heat, remove the chicken, drain and set aside. Blanching is to remove blood and excess fat. Sweet Coconut Chicken Recipe Illustration 3

Sweet Coconut Chicken Recipe Illustration 3

Step 3

Use a coconut opener to make a small hole in the coconut, pour out the coconut water and set aside. For coconut, you can choose tender green coconut, or you can use coconut king (old coconut). The taste made from green coconut is sweeter, while the taste made from royal coconut is more fragrant, it depends on personal preference. However, the meat of Coconut King is thicker and harder, so it takes longer to cook. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 4

Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 4

Step 4

Cut the coconut shell in half and use a spoon to scrape out large pieces of coconut flesh. Sweet Coconut Chicken Recipe Illustration 5

Step 5

Cut the coconut into strips and set aside. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 6

Step 6

Pour the coconut water into the pot. Sweet Coconut Chicken Recipe Illustration 7

Step 7

Add about 200g of water, add coconut sticks, peeled water chestnuts, chicken and red dates. Adding a few water chestnuts can make the chicken soup taste less greasy, and the coconut itself will be greasy, so adding water chestnuts can combine the taste. If you can't buy it, you don't need to add it. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 8

Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 8

Step 8

Bring to a boil, then cover and cook over medium heatAbout 25 minutes, finally add wolfberry and cook for about 1 minute. There will be foam after the water boils, which can be skimmed off with a spoon. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 9

Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 9

Step 9

While the chicken soup is simmering, let's prepare the sauce. Cut the lime in half. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 10

Step 10

Slice half and reserve the other half for dipping. The slightly sour taste of lime can enhance the umami flavor of chicken. How much you squeeze in depends on your personal preference. If you like it more sour, squeeze in more. You don’t have to add it if you really can’t buy it. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 11

Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 11

Step 11

Garlic, shallots, and coriander are minced. It needs to be chopped very finely to get enough flavor. If you like spicy food, you can also add some millet pepper. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 12

Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 12

Step 12

Place in a small bowl, add the lime slices and squeeze in the remaining half of the lime juice. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 13

Step 13

Add light soy sauce and warm water, stir evenly. This soup is light and sweet. If you feed it to babies, you don’t need to add other seasonings. The sauce is prepared for adults. Illustration of how to make sweet coconut chicken 14