Best Macadamia Chicken With Orange Ginger Sauce And Coconut Pilaf Recipes

MACADAMIA CHICKEN WITH ORANGE-GINGER SAUCE AND COCONUT PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Put flour and coconut milk in separate wide, shallow bowls. In another bowl, mix nuts and panko. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Sprinkle all over with salt and pepper.
• Put 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess; dip into coconut milk, letting excess drip off; then press into nut mixture to coat on all sides. Reserve coconut milk. Lay chicken in frying pan in a single layer and cook until golden brown on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. With a spatula, turn pieces (taking care not to break off nut coating) and brown on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Transfer chicken to a baking pan and bake until no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, wipe any scorched nuts from pan with a paper towel. If pan is dry, add 1 tablespoons each butter and olive oil, then shallots, ginger, and garlic. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Pour in broth, wine, and orange juice. Boil until liquid is reduced by about half, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Pour mixture into a blender and, holding lid down tightly with a towel, whirl until very smooth. Return sauce to frying pan and add 1/4 cup reserved coconut milk (discard remainder) and salt and pepper to taste; stir over low heat until hot, then pour into a small bowl.
• Spoon Coconut Pilaf onto plates, top with chicken, and serve with sauce.
• *Chop the nuts by pulsing briefly in a food processor. Finely shred the peel from the oranges and save it for the pilaf.

COCONUT MACADAMIA CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in baking dish.
• Stir together sour cream and half and half; put in a gallon ziploc bag.
• Put remaining dry ingredients in a small food processor and chop to desired consistency.
• Place the dry ingredients in a seperate gallon ziploc bag.
• Rinse and pat dry chicken breast and dip in ziploc bag of sour cream mixture, then place in nut mixture to coat.
• Place chicken in baking dish and melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and drizzle over chicken.
• Bake at 350 for approx 35-40 minutes or until chicken is done.
• If a darker crust is desired, place under the broiler for just a minute or two.

MACADAMIA CHICKEN WITH ORANGE FRANGELICO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine nuts and panko bread crumbs.
• Dredge chicken in flour, dip in beaten egg, coat with nut mixture and chill for 1/2 hour.
• In a heavy skillet, heat oil and butter and saute chicken over medium heat for 10-12 minutes turning once.
• Remove from skillet and keep warm.
• Pour chicken broth, orange juice, frangelico, and reserved mandarin juice into pan and heat until boiling.
• Cook until sauce is reduced by 1/3. Blend in the butter, 1 tablespoons at a time, until sauce thickens.
• Add mandarin oranges and heat through, 2-3 minutes.
• Pour over chicken and serve.

MACADAMIA NUT CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Marinade: Combine ingredients.
• Chicken: Marinate chicken for 1 hour, turning occasionally, then drain.
• Combine nuts and bread crumbs.
• Dredge chicken in flour, dip in beaten eggs then coat with nut mixture and chill for at least 1/2 hour.
• In a heavy skillet, heat oil and butter and sauté chicken over medium heat for 6-8 minutes turning once, adding more oil if necessary.
• Garnish and serve with Mango Chutney.

MACADAMIA NUT-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH HONEY-MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly coat a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. Skin chicken; set chicken aside.
• In a shallow dish, stir together the stuffing mix and the nuts. In another shallow dish, combine the egg, milk and 2 tablespoons of the honey. Dip chicken into egg mixture, then into crumb mixture to coat.
• Arrange chicken in prepared pan. Drizzle with melted butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into chicken registers 180°F Do not turn chicken during baking.
• Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard and remaining 1 tablespoon honey. Serve chicken with sauce.