COXINHA: the popular Brazilian street food to make at home!

Name: COXINHA: the popular Brazilian street food to make at home!
Uploaded: 2026-05-12T15:20:41Z
Duration: PT158.075S
Channel: Food Inspiration

published on 12 May, 2026 at 17:20

INGREDIENTS

For cooking the chicken:

1kg chicken breast (with skin and bone)

Salt

For the filling:

20g butter

1 onion

1 clove of garlic

70ml (1/4 cup) tomato sauce

Salt

Pepper

Parsley

15g (1 tbsp) cream cheese

For the dough:

1L (4 cups) chicken broth (from cooking the chicken)

480ml (2 cups) milk

130g butter

1 tbsp vegetable stock powder

820g (6 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour

For breading:

Water

Breadcrumbs

For frying:

Oil for frying

METHOD

1. Place the chicken breast in a pot with water and salt. Cook for about 30 minutes. Once cooked, remove the skin and bones, shred the meat, and reserve 1 liter of the cooking broth.

2. Prepare the filling: In a pan, melt the butter and sauté the chopped onion and garlic. Add the tomato sauce, salt, pepper, and shredded chicken. Stir in the parsley and cream cheese, then set aside to cool.

3. Prepare the dough: In a large pot, combine the chicken broth, milk, butter, and vegetable stock powder. Bring to a boil.

4. Once boiling, add all the flour at once. Stir vigorously over medium heat until the dough forms a compact ball and pulls away from the sides of the pot.

5. Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead while still warm until smooth and uniform.

6. Take a portion of dough, shape it into a ball, and make a hollow in the center. Fill with the chicken mixture and seal, shaping it into a teardrop.

7. Breading: Dip each coxinha quickly in water, then coat evenly with breadcrumbs.

8. Frying: Fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve.