Home Recipes Thai Peanut and Popcorn Crusted Chicken

Thai Peanut and Popcorn Crusted Chicken

This intriguing main course combines the flavors of Thailand with a crunchy crust of peanuts and American popcorn.

250 g	popped popcorn
75 g	chopped peanuts
1	egg
1 tsp	soy sauce
1	clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp	hot pepper sauce
3 tbsp	vegetable oil
4	boneless, skinless chicken breasts


	Thai Peanut Sauce
3 tbsp	peanut butter
3 tbsp	honey
2 tbsp	soy sauce
2 tbsp	lime juice
1/2 tsp	hot pepper sauce

Step 1
For the Thai Peanut sauce, mix peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, lime juice and hot pepper sauce in a small bowl until smooth.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 175 °C.
Step 3
Process popcorn in a blender or food processor until ground.
Step 4
Pour ground popcorn into a shallow dish; stir in peanuts and set aside.
Step 5
In another shallow dish, whisk egg, soy sauce, garlic and hot pepper sauce until blended; set aside. Heat oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat.
Step 6
Dip chicken breasts first in egg mixture and then in popcorn mixture until well coated.
Step 7
Place in skillet and brown on both sides; about 3 minutes per side.
Step 8
Place skillet in oven 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Step 9
Serve with Thai Peanut sauce.

You might also like