Brazilian Chicken Croquette
Heat the water and add the butter and the chicken stock, mix well until dissolved. Add the wheat flour and mix it all together very well until a dough is formed.Spread oil on a flat surface to knead the dough.Knead the dough while still hot, if possible.Let the dough rest, wrap it in a cloth, then in plastic wrap and leave it until it cools a bit.In a pan, put the oil or olive oil and sauté the onion, add the paprika, some water (100 ml) and the precooked chicken, mix well and add the parsley and chives to taste, mix.To make the glue, put the corn starch in a bowl, add some water and dissolve the starch.Heat the water and pour the mixture in this water, stir until lukewarm.Cut the dough into smaller pieces, and roll it into log shapes. Cut these logs into equal-sized pieces. Shape these pieces into little shells, add the filling by pressing it lightly and stretch the dough up with your hands until you can completely seal it. Roll the tip of the croquette, to shape it.Wet your hands in the ‘glue’ we've made and rub them on the croquettes, then coat with the breadcrumbs.Repeat this process with the rest of the dough.Fry the croquettes.
Ingredientes
Dough
- 1kg of sifted wheat flour
- 1,800ml of Water
- 100g of Butter
- 40g of Chicken Stock
Filling
- 1kg of Cooked and Shredded Chicken
- 1 ½ Tablespoons of Olive Oil or Oil
- ½ Chopped Onion
- 15g of Paprika
- Parsley and Chives to Taste
“Glue”
- ½ Liter of Water
- 20g of Corn Starch
- Breadcrumbs for Breading
Modo de Fazer
Heat the water and add the butter and the chicken stock, mix well until dissolved. Add the wheat flour and mix it all together very well until a dough is formed.
Spread oil on a flat surface to knead the dough.
Knead the dough while still hot, if possible.
Let the dough rest, wrap it in a cloth, then in plastic wrap and leave it until it cools a bit.
In a pan, put the oil or olive oil and sauté the onion, add the paprika, some water (100 ml) and the precooked chicken, mix well and add the parsley and chives to taste, mix.
To make the glue, put the corn starch in a bowl, add some water and dissolve the starch.
Heat the water and pour the mixture in this water, stir until lukewarm.
Cut the dough into smaller pieces, and roll it into log shapes. Cut these logs into equal-sized pieces. Shape these pieces into little shells, add the filling by pressing it lightly and stretch the dough up with your hands until you can completely seal it. Roll the tip of the croquette, to shape it.
Wet your hands in the ‘glue’ we've made and rub them on the croquettes, then coat with the breadcrumbs.
Repeat this process with the rest of the dough.
Fry the croquettes.
