Best 20 Brazilian Chicken Recipes

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN CROQUETTES (COXINHA) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat olive oil, then sauté garlic and onions until soft and brown. Add shredded chicken, salt, and paprika (or cayenne pepper). Stir to incorporate.
• Transfer mixture into a bowl, add cream cheese and parsley. Mix well.
• In the same pot, add butter, chicken broth, and milk. Bring to a boil. Stir in flour until dough is formed.
• Transfer dough to a flat surface. Knead the dough while it is warm, but not hot.
• Pinch a piece of dough, about the size of a large egg, and roll into a ball. Using your hands, flatten the dough and spoon filling into the center. Wrap the dough into a pear shape and make sure there aren't any holes.
• While heating a pot of oil to 350˚F/180˚C, dredge the dough in egg and panko, then deep-fry till golden brown and cooked through.
• Drain on a towel, or wire rack and serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

BRAZILIAN BEER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the beer, oil, mustard, paprika, and pepper in a large nonreactive bowl and whisk thoroughly to blend. Stir in the onion, garlic, and bay leaves.
• Rinse the chicken pieces under cold running water, then drain and blot dry with paper towels. Add to the marinade in the bowl and turn to coat. Cover and let marinate, in the refrigerator, for 6 hours or up to 2 days (the longer the better), turning the pieces occasionally.
• Preheat the grill, using the two-tiered method.
• When ready to cook, remove the chicken pieces from the marinade, reserving the marinade, and blot dry. Season the pieces generously with salt. Oil the grill grate and arrange the chicken, skin side down, on the grate over the hotter section of the grill and cook until the skin is golden brown and the meat is cooked through without any trace of red at the bone, 8 to 12 minutes per side. If you get flare-ups, move the chicken to the safety zone until the flames die down. During the first 10 minutes only, brush several times with the reserved marinade.
• Transfer the chicken pieces to serving plates and serve immediately.

FRICASSEE DE FRANGO GRATINADO (CREAMY BRAZILIAN CHICKEN FRICASSEE)

Steps:

• Combine chicken breast, water, and chicken bouillon in a large pot; bring to a boil and cook until chicken is no longer pink, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a cutting board, reserving broth. Shred chicken using 2 forks.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk 2 cups plus 1 1/2 tablespoon milk, egg yolks, and all-purpose flour into the reserved broth. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in shredded chicken and corn. Remove from heat and whisk in cream.
• Pour chicken mixture into a baking dish. Spread cottage cheese on top and cover with sliced mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until mozzarella cheese is melted, 10 to 15 minutes.

CROCK POT BRAZILIAN SAFFRON CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt.
• Heat oil in 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken and cook until brown on all sides; drain.
• Place chicken in 4 quart slow cooker.
• Top with ham, onion, and bell pepper. Add broth.
• Cover and cook on Low 5 to 6 hours until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
• Remove chicken from crock pot. Stir rice mix into mixture in crock pot, add chicken.
• Cover and cook on High about 1 hour or until rice is tender.
• Serve chicken and rice sprinkled with olives.

TORTA DE FRANGO - BRAZILIAN CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• Take a chicken breast or two and shred it while it cooks.
• Still cooking add tomato sauce, onion, garlic, salt, oregano, pepper, canned corn, and of coarse chopped cilantro.
• Cook until sauce thickened a bit, and all of the chicken is shredded. Adjust to taste.
• Preheat oven to 350º F.
• Put all dough ingredients for the dough into a blender and beat until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• Put the pie together for baking: pour half of dough mixture into pan. Add filling. Pour rest of the dough on top.
• Bake until a toothpick comes out clean (about 45 minutes).
• Let it cool, slice and serve with a nice green salad with vinaigrette dressing!
• Note: to the filling you can add 1 red bell pepper chopped. You can also change the recipe using tuna instead of chicken! If you like it hot, add a pinch of chili.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat large nonstick saute pan on med-high heat for 2-3 min. Coat vegtables with cooking spray, then place peppers, onions, and potatoes in pan. Cook 3-4 min or until . 2. Coat chicken with cooking spray, then season w/ s&p, curry powder. Add chicken to veg. Cook and stir 3-4 min or until chicken has browned on all sides. 3. Whisk coconut milk, tomato paste, ginger and garlic until smooth. Reduce heat to low, add sauce to chicken, and cover. Simmer and stir 3-4 minutes or until potatoes are tender and chicken is 165. Stir in cilantro.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH SPICY BRAZILIAN TOMATO AND COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Light the grill.
• In a shallow dish, combine 3 tablespoons of the oil with two-thirds of the minced garlic.
• Coat the chicken with half of the garlic oil and season with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
• Grill the chicken over moderately high heat, basting with the remaining garlic oil, until just done, about 10 minutes per side for the breasts, 13 for the legs.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over moderately low heat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the remaining garlic, the ginger, and the jalapenos, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute longer.
• Add the tomatoes, the coconut milk, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper.
• Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the cilantro and serve with the chicken.

CROCKPOT BRAZILIAN CHICKEN CURRY (PALEO)

Steps:

• Cut chicken pieces in half or quarters (not cubed, just cut up enough to make it all fit in the crockpot).
• Combine coconut milk, tomato paste, garlic, ginger, curry powder, salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes in the crockpot and whisk together.
• Add in peppers, chicken, and broth.
• Mix all ingredients together to completely cover the chicken in the curry mixture.
• Cover and cook at low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN WINGS (FRANGO À PASSARINHO) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Combine the chicken with the garlic, salt, pepper, and lime juice in a bowl until evenly coated. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for about an hour.
• Dip each chicken wing in the flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat oil in a large pot to about 375°F.
• Fry half of the chicken wings at a time until dark golden brown. The oil temperature will drop to about 350°F.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with lime wedges and fried garlic.
• Enjoy!

SALPICAO---BRAZILIAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the chicken, carrots, corn and raisins.
• In a small bowl whisk the mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, and pepper together.
• Pour this over the chicken and combine well.
• Top with the straw potatoes and serve.

SALPICAO (BRAZILIAN CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, 1 tbsp of the lime juice, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. Add the chicken, raisins, celery, and onion. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• In another medium bowl, combine the oil with the remaining 1 tbsp lime juice, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. Mix in the carrots, beets, and cilantro.
• Put a lettuce leaf on 4 of the bread slices, then top with the chicken salad, carrot mixture, another lettuce leaf, and another slice of bread.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Place onions to the skillet; cook and stir until the onions are soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook and stir until mushrooms are soft, 7 to 10 minutes. Pour the mushroom mixture into a bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken in the skillet; cook until the chicken is golden brown and no longer pink in the center, 7 to 10 minutes per side. Stir the mushroom mixture in with the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes; cook and stir until tomato juice begins to simmer, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in table cream; simmer until flavors are combined, 1 to 3 minutes.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN AND RICE WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt and generously with ground black pepper. Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic, and zest; saute until chicken is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 cup orange juice and bring to a boil. Mix in rice, seasoning packet, and olives. Return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20-30 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand covered 10 minutes.
• Stir in cilantro and transer to a platter. Garnish with orange wedges.

BRAZILIAN BEER MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, mix the garlic, ginger, onion, paprika, salt, black pepper, caraway seeds, green pepper, mustard, beer and oil.
• Add the chicken, cover and refrigerate for 4 hours, turning a few times.
• Light a grill.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill over high heat until nicely browned and just cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
• Transfer the chicken to a platter and brush with the melted butter.
• Scatter the cilantro over the top and serve with lime wedges.
• Wonderful with baked potatoes and a green vegetable.
• *Xingu Black Beer is an anise-scented, bittersweet black lager from Brazil.*.

SALPICãO DE FRANGO - BRAZILIAN COLD CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix it all together and put it in the fridge until you're ready to serve.
• If mangoes are in season, add one chopped mango. In Brazil, people like to sprinkle this salad with matchstick potato chips right before it goes to the table.

BRAZILIAN STYLE CHICKEN POT PIE.(EMPADAO DE FRANGO) RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Filling - Add chicken breast and chicken thighs to a large pan; cover with the water and add the garlic, and bay leaves. Season with salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook partially covered until the chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour. Remove chicken from pan and let it cool down completely. Strain the broth and save it; you should have about 4 cups of broth left. Discard any skin and bones from chicken; shred into small pieces. Do not use a food processor. In a large sauce pan, heat the canola oil. Add the onion and cook until translucent, 3 minutes. Add the rosemary and chicken and cook for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 3 cups of the reserved broth to the pan. Dissolve the corn starch in the remaining cup of broth. Reduce heat to medium and slowly add the corn starch to the pan, constantly stirring. Add the tomato paste and cook for about 3 more minutes, stirring. Season with black pepper. Turn off the heat and fold in the frozen corn, peas, olives, and hearts-of-palm. Finish with scallions and add more salt if necessary. Directions: Dough - Place butter, all-purpose flour, egg yolks, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and mix it well until all ingredients are well-incorporated. Do not knead the dough; it is not supposed to be really smooth. Cover and let it rest for 30 minutes. Cover the bottom and sides of a 10-inch cheesecake pan. Start pressing the dough on the bottom slowly moving it up and to the sides. Press the dough until really thin, about 1/8-inch thick. Remove the excess and save it. Make tiny holes all over the surface with the help of a fork Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F. Slowly add 1/2 or up to 1 cup of all-purpose flour to the remaining dough and crumble it. The more flour you add the less moist the top will become, so it depends on personal preference. Place chicken filling in the pan, leaving about 3/4-inch room on top. Cover it with the dough crumbles and bake for about 40 minutes, until the top is golden brown. Remove from oven and let it cool down for 10 minutes before serving. Serve it warm or at room temperature. For convection oven bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN AND RICE WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• Remove any remaining skin from the chicken thighs and cut the thighs into 1/2 wide strips. Sprinkle chicken generously with ground black pepper. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic, and orange peel. Saute until chicken is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken stock and 1 cup orange juice and bring to boil. Mix in rice, tumeric, olives and cranberries. Return to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand covered 10 minutes. Stir cilantro into rice mixture. Salt to taste. Tranfer to serving platter. Garnish with almonds and orange wedges.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN WITH COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the cumin, cayenne pepper, turmeric, and coriander. Place the chicken in the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and rub on all sides with the spice mixture.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the chicken in the skillet. Cook 10 to 15 minutes on each side, until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in the skillet. Cook and stir the onion, ginger, jalapeno peppers, and garlic 5 minutes, or until tender. Mix in the tomatoes and continue cooking 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk. Serve over the chicken. Garnish with the parsley.

BRAZILIAN BEER-MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. In a shallow dish, mix the garlic, ginger, onion, paprika, salt, black pepper, caraway seeds, green pepper, mustard, beer and oil. Add the chicken, cover and refrigerate for 4 hours, turning a few times. 2. Light a grill. Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill over high heat until nicely browned and just cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a platter and brush with the melted butter. Scatter the cilantro over the top and serve with lime wedges. NOTE: Xingu Black Beer is an anise-scented, bittersweet black lager from Brazil.

BRAZILIAN BEER CAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Combine beer, oil, mustard, paprika and pepper in nonreactive bowl. Whisk and blend well. Stir in onion, garlic, and bay leaves. Add cleaned chicken to marinade and refrigerate 2 days. Turn 2 times per day.
• 2. Grill, basting with marinade for the 1st 10 min of grilling only.