Best 7 Coconut Pineapple Chicken Recipes

COCONUT PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set the pineapple aside. In a large skillet, combine the cornstarch, sugar, broth, lemon juice, salt and reserved juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Stir in the chicken, green pepper, coconut, pineapple, 1/4 cup almonds and extract. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until chicken is heated through. Sprinkle with remaining almonds.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, stirring occasionally, until opaque and golden brown in places, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and ginger, stir, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add fish sauce, coconut milk, and 1/2 cup pineapple; bring to a boil. Stir, reduce heat to low, and partially cover. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes. Divide chicken and sauce among serving bowls.
• Stir together remaining pineapple, scallions, and chile in a bowl. Serve chicken with sticky rice and pineapple salsa.

POULET A LA CREOLE (CURRIED CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE, CUCUMBER, AND COCONUT)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the Seasoned Flour: If you are making the seasoned flour, simply mix together the flour, salt, and the peppers together in a bowl. Dust the chicken with the flour, shaking off any excess. Reserve.
• For the Chicken: In a large skillet, cook the bacon in the canola oil over medium heat, until it has rendered some of its fat. Add the chicken in batches, skin side down and sear, 2 minutes per side, turning once, until golden on all sides. Transfer the chicken to a roasting pan fitted with a rack; set the skillet aside. Bake the chicken for 25 to 35 minutes.
• For the Curry Sauce: Set the skillet you seared the chicken in over medium-high heat and add the garlic, Scotch bonnet, and red onion. Stir well to coat and cook until caramelized, about 10 minutes. Add the curry powder, stir well, and cook for 30 seconds. Add the orange juice, star anise, and saffron and cook, stirring for 2 minutes, as the juice reduces by 1/2.
• Add the chicken stock and stir, then add the vanilla bean, bay leaf, and coconut milk and stir. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• While the sauce is simmering, put the cucumber in a colander and toss with salt. Let stand for 20 minutes, stirring now and then to distribute the salt. (The salt will pull excess water out of the cucumber.) Rinse the cucumber well under cold running water and drain. Blot with paper towels.
• Pass the curry sauce through a fine-mesh strainer into a smaller skillet. Add the tomatoes and heat through. Keep warm over very low heat.
• To serve, put 2 pieces of chicken on each plate. Spoon the curry sauce over and scatter the cucumber and pineapple over the top.

PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Combine the spices in a small bowl.
• Coat chicken with 2 tbsp of oil
• Cover chicken with half the spices and marinate for 2 hours, chilled.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• Warm 1 tbsp olive oil in dutch oven over medium heat
• Add chicken in single layer and brown on all sides.
• Saute pineapple, garlic, 2/3 of coconut flakes until golden brown (est 4 minutes)
• Add juice, milk, stock, remaining spices, cinnamon stick, and potatoes. Stir to combine.
• Arrange chicken on top. Bring to simmer, then transfer to oven, UNCOVERED.
• Braise for 45 minutes, basting chicken twice.
• Remove cinnamon stick
• Adjust salt and pepper seasoning to taste
• Serve on top of curried rice, garnished with reserved coconut flakes and cilantro.

CARIBBEAN PINEAPPLE/COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In an 8-inch skillet-saute pineapple in oil till lightly browned-remove to plates-then add the chicken to the same pan-cook till browned-mix all ther ingredients and add to chicken-cover and simmer 12-15 min.-arrange the chicken on the pineapple slices on plates-spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with a litte more coconut.

COCONUT CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine cereal and coconut. Remove skin from chicken if desired. Dip chicken pieces in eggs, then coat with coconut mixture. , Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 50-60 minutes or until juices run clear. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and sugar. Stir in water until smooth. Add vinegar and butter. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add green pepper and onion; cook until onion is softened. Stir in pineapple and pimientos; heat through. Serve with chicken.

COCONUT CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE SKEWERS

Steps:

• Soak bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes. Cut chicken into 3/4-inch cubes and place in a bowl. Place garlic, shallot, ginger, cilantro, salt, cumin, peanut oil, lime juice and coconut milk in processor or blender. Puree until smooth liquid forms. Pour marinade over chicken and refridgerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 hours, turning occasionally. Preheat grill to medium. Add marinated chicken cube then pineapple cube then another marinated chicken cube to each bamboo skewer. Grill until chicken is slightly golden all over, turning as needed (about 5 minutes each side).