- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Quick summary
“Coxinha Caseira: Sabor e Tradição em Cada Mordida”
Ingredients
Main
- Dough:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup of chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 egg yolk
- Salt to taste
- Filling:
- 300g of cooked and shredded chicken
- 1 chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Chopped parsley to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For breading:
- Breadcrumbs
- 2 beaten eggs
- Oil for frying
Instructions
Principal
- In a pan, melt the butter and add the onion and garlic, sautéing until golden.
- Add the shredded chicken, parsley, salt, and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes. Reserve the filling.
- In the same pan, add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- Add the wheat flour gradually, mixing well until a homogeneous dough forms.
- Turn off the heat and add the egg yolk, mixing until incorporated.
- Let the dough cool slightly before shaping.
- Shape small portions of the dough into a coxinha shape, filling with the chicken.
- Pass the coxinha through wheat flour, then through beaten eggs, and then through breadcrumbs.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the coxinhas until golden.
- Remove and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil.