🇧🇷 Brazil recipe
Coxinha
The queen of Brazilian bar snacks, coxinha are teardrop-shaped croquettes with a smooth, doughy shell encasing a savory filling of shredded chicken bound in a creamy, catupiry-style cheese sauce. Deep-fried to a perfect golden crunch, they are the most popular salgado in all of Brazil.
Prep1 hr
Cook30 mins
Serves20
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 500g boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 liter chicken broth
- 450g all-purpose wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 150g cream cheese (catupiry or similar)
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 200g fine breadcrumbs (farinha de rosca)
- Vegetable oil for deep frying (about 1 liter)
- Salt and white pepper to taste
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 29 g
- Fat
- 14 g
