Peanut Chicken

This recipe is an original!  Well, I'm sure SOMEONE has thought about it and published it, but I haven't personally seen it.  If you like chicken satay, then you will love this.  I invented this recipe while trying to find something that would replace traditional breading that you would use for making fried chicken.  This is what I came up with -- and may I just say.....  it was DEE. LISH.  My parents (with very sophisticated taste buds) loved it.  My kids gobbled it up and begged for more.  Even my husband, who, opposed to my parents, has zero taste buds, requested I make it again.     It's also quick and easy -- a winner on all accounts!

PEANUT CHICKEN
1 lb. chicken breast
1 cup roasted peanuts (NOT honey roasted)  (You may substitute peanut flour if you have it.)
1 egg
1/4 tsp. paprika
**1/4 tsp. salt (only if peanuts are unsalted)
2 tbs. coconut oil (you may also substitue butter or peanut oil, but I think it's better with the coconut oil) 




1. Using a food processor or chopper with an "S" blade, grind the peanuts until they are coarse.  Pour them into a bowl, large enough to dip the chicken in.
2.Take your chicken breasts and slice them into strips.  (This works best if the chicken is slightly frozen.) 
3.  Whisk the egg into a separate bowl large enough to dip the chicken in.  
4.  Dip the chicken strips into the egg then into the peanut mixture.  Place on a separate plate until ready for cooking.
5.  Using a frying pan, melt the coconut oil on medium high heat
6.  Cook the chicken on medium high until done through.  (4-5 minutes on each side.)

ENJOY!!!!