Using Coconut Flour to Make Chicken Popcorn - Alternative to KFC plus Dipping Sauce Recipes

A great gluten free family favourite in our house is homemade chicken popcorn made with coconut flour coating.  You can also do this with tenderised beef steak or veal.

I devised this after a few trips to KFC and seeing the liking that Minh Tam, my 5 year old developed for their chicken popcorn.  Hence I became motivated to avoid damage to her.  The damage done by takeaway foods comes in two directions.

First from the oils with which they cook - polyunsaturated or so called heart healthy oils.  Second from the coatings of the chicken that have high glycaemic values plus additives, stabilisers, preservatives and gluten.

The damage from polyunsaturated oils is dealt with extensively at www.westonaprice.org

High glycaemic value foods result in excess insulin response, weight increase and a range of degenerative conditions.

Chicken popcorn is made by:

• 400gms of chicken meat - breast or leg meat both OK cubed to thumbnail size (or beef/veal)
• 2 x eggs beaten up with
• Splash of nuoc mam or Vietnamese fish sauce
• Half cup of sifted coconut flour or if you want “harder”starchier coating don’t mind starch then
• Quarter cup of coconut flour and quarter cup rice flour or tapioca flour

Coat the chicken/beef pieces in egg/fish sauce and roll in flour mix.

Shallow fry in rice bran or coconut oil.  Eat with these dipping sauces:

Vietnamese - fish sauce/lemon/garlic dip

• juice 2-3 lemons
• crush garlic 2-3 cloves
• fish sauce to taste for degree of saltiness you prefer
• add Stevia or rapadura to taste to balance the saltiness / sourness
• add sweet Chili sauce if you wish and are not too worried about the glycaemic value

Sour cream - plum sauce and lemon

• quarter cup sour cream
• plum sauce to taste
• lemon juice to taste as astringent and to balance plum sauce sweetness

This result in a satisfying gluten free dish that will appeal to both kids and adults.

This recipe is really quick to prepare - great at the end of the day for tired working parents.