World Flavors Cookbook

Coxinha Clássica

Name: Coxinha Clássica
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: For dough: 500ml chicken broth, 500g flour, 1 tbsp butter, salt; For filling: 400g cooked chicken, shredded; 200g cream cheese; 1 onion minced; garlic; cilantro; salt; Breadcrumbs; Oil for frying

The iconic Brazilian teardrop-shaped fried pastry filled with shredded chicken and cream cheese — the most beloved Brazilian salgado.

Cuisine: Brazil

Ingredients

For dough: 500ml chicken broth, 500g flour, 1 tbsp butter, salt
For filling: 400g cooked chicken, shredded; 200g cream cheese; 1 onion minced; garlic; cilantro; salt
Breadcrumbs
Oil for frying

Instructions

Make dough: bring broth to boil with butter. Add flour all at once. Stir vigorously to form a smooth dough.
Mix filling: cook onion with chicken. Add cream cheese and cilantro.
Take a ball of dough. Press flat. Add filling.
Shape into a teardrop (coxinha = little thigh).
Coat in breadcrumbs.
Fry at 175C until deep golden.