Coxinhas (brazilian chicken croquettes)

Ingredients

Dough:

• 1.5 cups water
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1.75 cups flour

Stuffing:

• 10 oz chicken breast
• 1 onion
• 1/2 red pepper
• parsley
• salt
• pepper
• 1 egg
• breadcrumbs
• frying oil

Materials

• pot
• fryer
• pan

Preparation

• Put the water and the stock cube to boil.
• Once it is boiling, add the flour all at once, and stir with a wooden spoon until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pot. Wrap the dough in foil and let it cool.
  
• Cut the chicken into pieces and cook them in boiling water for 15 minutes.
• After that, take the chicken out of the water and let it cool for a few minutes. Then, shred the meat.
  
• In a pan, heat some oil and sauté the chopped onion and pepper for 5 minutes.
• Add the shredded chicken and chopped parsley. Stir well, season with salt and pepper, and remove from heat.
  
• Take a ball of dough the size of a walnut. Create a hollow in the center to form a small bowl.
• Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling in it, and gradually close the croquette, shaping it like a thigh (or a droplet). Watch the video at the bottom to see how it's done.
  
• Coat the croquettes by dipping them in beaten egg and then breadcrumbs. Fry them in hot oil (170°C) for about 5 minutes.
• And there you have it, your coxinhas are ready!
  

Observations

Red pepper: it is there to add color. You can replace it with a tomato, or simply use tomato sauce or ketchup.
Dough: some versions add mashed potato to the base dough.

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