Beach Coconut Rice With Crisp Coated Chicken

A serving of beach coconut rice with crisp coated chicken

Dear Diary,

There were no shrimps available, so, I made do with crayfish. Will try and get shrimps next time. If you

are still thinking of how to bribe hubby this valentine season, think no more. Give him this coconut rice and see your dreams come true. The results were amazing. I have not cooked coconut rice for my
family in a long while and yum yum... the comments that flowed when this dish was served, I can't tell you today. My family went gaga. There was no single soul that did not eat too much.

Cooking coconut rice takes some time when you want to do it my way, The original way. However, if you are in a hurry or are planning to serve this on a weekday, there are some short cuts like:

1. Buy coconut milk or powdered coconut milk in sachets
2. Buy bread crumbs
3. Make your milk ahead of time and store in the fridge
4. Boil and fry your chicken a day or some days ahead and store in the fridge. If you do this, the problem is; with kids in the house, who are so used to enjoying coated chicken from fast food outlets, they will finish the chicken before you are ready to cook the coconut rice.

Wash coconut before grating

Crisp coated fried chicken, coated with my bread crumbs

Grated Coconut

Add hot water to extract the milk and coconut oil

Filter out the chaff

Clean clear coconut milk

Fry roughly ground fresh pepper, onion and seasoning cubes in oil

Add smoked cat fish while frying

Add chicken stock to pot and allow to boil

 add smoked fish while frying

Cooking Steps For This Coconut Rice:

• fry onion, pepper and a seasoning cube in oil
• add bone picked, washed smoked fish
• add the chicken stock, check for salt and allow to boil
• add coconut milk and bring to a boil
• Add rice and crayfish
• reduce heat and allow to simmer and cook soft.
• Serve with crisp, coated fried chicken
• Enjoy with those you love!

Add coconut milk to pot

Check and taste for salt and seasoning in coconut milk

Add caption

Add washed rice to boiling coconut milk

Add Crayfish to coconut milk

reduce heat and allow pot to simmer until coconut rice is cooked

Reduce heat and allow pot to simmer until coconut rice is cooked


A pot of Cooked coconut rice

 Cooked coconut rice

Boil washed chicken with salt, chopped onion and seasoning cube

Drying left over bread to make bread crumbs

 drying left over bread for my bread crumbs

Local method of pounding dry bread. You can use a blender

How To Coat Chicken:

1. Boil chicken with onion and salt or spices
2. remove from the stock and soak in eggs
3. roll egg soaked chicken or fish in bread crumbs
4. fry in hot oil.

Eggs and breadcrumbs for coating the chicken

Chicken coated with eggs and bread crumbs

Add chicken to hot oil

Fry coated chicken in hot oil till golden brown

Crisp fresh tasty chicken

Dark brown Coated chicken in a dish of coconut rice

I did not add curry, thyme, tomatoes or any spices because I wanted the original coconut flavor in my rice and yes, it was so like fresh coconut milk in my rice. Extra super de li cious
Enjoy!