Brazilian Chicken Appetizer (coxinhas De Galinha)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• cooking oil, for frying
• 1 1/2 kg chicken cutlets
• 1 -2 cup water
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup breadcrumbs, or as needed
• 1 cup rice flour
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/4 teaspoon chili sauce
• chili salsa (optional if you want it hot or not)

Recipe

• 1 heat cooking oil on a pan and when hot enough, add and brown the chicken at both sides.
• 2 add 1-2 cups of water enough to boil chicken for 20 mins or until tender. don't forget to cover it. drain and set aside liquid.
• 3 when chicken is cool enough, separate the meat from the bones. cut the breast into12 long strips and set aside.
• 4 mince the rest of the meat and combine with onion, cloves, salt and pepper. you can use a food processor to make the mincing and mixing quick just by pulsing it. set aside. you can also set aside the thin bones to serve as a sticks for the chicken later on.
• 5 for the dough: mix rice flour with milk, add enough chicken juices that was set aside to make a firm dough. then, add butter and egg yolks to soften it. add and mix the minced chicken. add chili sauce and mix.
• 6 divide dough in 12 equal parts. flatten it a bit with palm, add a piece of chicken breast from near the edge. roll to cover then shape it like a bulb or teardrop with a tapered end. you can push in the thin bones at the thin part of the shaped dough so they looks like chicken drumsticks.
• 7 roll in breadcrumbs and fry in hot oil until golden brown putting it on strainer or napkins to help drain excess oil.
• 8 serve with chili salsa.