Whole chicken in coconut flakes: secrets of crispy crust and tender meat

If you've tried all the chicken recipes and don't know how to serve the dish in a new way, bake it in marinade and coconut flakes. This method of cooking creates a crispy crust, and the meat inside is extremely juicy. Moreover, you don't have to spend on it all day.

Chef Olena Yermolenko shared her proven recipe for chicken in coconut flakes on Instagram.

Ingredients:

• chicken - 1 pc
• coconut flakes - 2 packs
• eggs - 1 pc
• salt, pepper

For the marinade:

• soy sauce - 2 tbsp.
• honey - 1 tbsp
• ketchup - 2 tbsp
• ginger
• juice of 1/2 lemon

Method of preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients for the marinade.

2. Rub the chicken with it, both inside and out. Leave for 2 hours.

3. Beat the egg and coat the chicken completely.

4. Sprinkle with coconut flakes.

5. Bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour.