How to Make Coxinha! Brazilian Chicken Croquettes | Hilah Cooking

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be used for frying.

Boil chicken and save the broth.

Mince the cooked chicken into tiny pieces using a knife or food processor.

Saute onion and lots of garlic in oil until soft.

Add tomato paste, cumin, salt, pepper, vinegar, and stir to combine.

Add the minced chicken and parsley to the mixture and stir until combined.

Set the filling aside to cool.

Bring the chicken stock to a boil.

Dump in plain white flour and stir until it forms a dough.

Let the dough cool until it's cool enough to handle.

Knead the dough to make it smoother, breaking up any lumps of dry flour.

Shape the dough into chicken leg shapes, varying the size as desired.

Dip the shaped coxinhas in egg and then coat with plain bread crumbs.

Heat oil to 350°F (about 180°C) for frying.

Fry the coxinhas for a couple of minutes until golden brown.

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