- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Quick summary
“Receita de Coxinha Fácil e Saborosa”
Ingredients
Main
- Dough: 2 cups of wheat flour, 1 cup of chicken broth, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Filling: 2 cups of shredded chicken breast, 1 chopped onion, 2 garlic cloves, 1/2 cup of fresh herbs, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Breading: 1 beaten egg, breadcrumbs.
Instructions
Principal
- Start by cooking the chicken breast with salt, pepper, onion, and garlic in a pot with water. Let cool and shred.
- In a pan, place the butter, chicken broth, and salt, and bring to a boil.
- Add the wheat flour all at once and stir until the dough releases from the bottom of the pot.
- Remove the dough from the pan, let it cool a little, and knead until homogeneous.
- In a bowl, mix the shredded chicken with the green onions and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
- Shape the Coxinhas: take a piece of the dough, stuff with the chicken and shape into a drop.
- Dip each Coxinha in the beaten egg and then in breadcrumbs.
- Heat the oil in a skillet and fry the coxinhas until golden, or bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 25 minutes.