chutney stuffed coconut chicken
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So desiccated coconut - aside from being one of those ingredients I actively avoid because I can't spell it (desiccated I mean, I can manage coconut) - is one of those things I say I don't like until I actually eat it and realise it's like eating a Bounty bar. If you're not a fan of coconut however then you're shit out of luck here and I suggest you leave right now, before you fall any deeper.
You'll forgive me if I don't make any obvious jokes about chutney stuffing in this recipe, because that would be childish and immoral.
I apologise for the somewhat uninspired photography - I was in a rush because as I was serving up, Goomba was staring at me with his big sad eyes like he was Link's nana from Windwaker and that only means one thing - he needed to be let out. It was very much a plate up, photo and go affair otherwise we'd have another kitchen disaster to handle.
We used fig chutney from Tesco here because it was the first chutney Paul spotted on the shelf, but you can - and perhaps should - use a red onion chutney or similar.
Finally, as ever, all calories are approximate and worked out via the NHS app. Your experience may differ. If that's the case, sorry.
Ingredients
- four large chicken breasts
- chutney of your choosing - we used Tesco Finest Fig & Balsamic chutney here because we are fancy bitches
- two large eggs
- 100g of desiccated coconut
- salt and pepper
We served ours with microwave rice and some chilli sauce because we were in a rush, see. You will also need some cocktail sticks and preferably a big rolling pin. What can I say: size-queen for life, me.
Instructions
- bring to mind someone who you absolutely hate: the type of person who if you accidentally ran them over, you'd reverse back over them to make sure the job was done
- whilst you're thinking of them, take a knife and cut your chicken breasts in half horizontally - through the breast so it can open like a book
- place onto some greaseproof paper and cover with more greaseproof paper
- still got your enemy in your head - excellent - take your rolling pin and bash the absolute buggery out of those chicken breasts, imagining it is the skull of your nemesis, flattening them so they're easy to roll
- hiding your 'excitement', remove the greaseproof paper, smear a good tablespoon of chutney in the middle of each breast, ignoring the fact it now looks a bit like a beskiddered gusset
- carefully roll the breasts up in a nice spiral and secure them with cocktail sticks
- they can sit in the fridge for a bit until needed
- once you're ready to cook, carefully dip them in beaten egg (seasoned with a pinch of salt and pepper) and then roll in the desiccated coconut
- cook - you can bake in the oven but we put ours in our Instant Vortex Airfryer (cocktail sticks removed) for twenty minutes, until the chicken was cooked through
- serve with rice
Notes
Recipe
- please make sure the chicken is cooked through before serving - at a minimum you want an internal temperature of at least 75 degrees celsius to be safe - see our notes under tools
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Tools
- we do so love our Vortex airfryer - here you could cook your chicken and chips in the same machine and it'll work out the timings for you - you can pick one up from Amazon today
- we use a meat probe, because of course we do, but it's essential for cooking chicken - Amazon do a proper cheap number here!
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Courses retro, chicken
Cuisine chicken
Recipe by twochubbycubs at https://twochubbycubs.com/2022/03/02/coconut-chicken/