Coxinha

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Coxinha
Brazilian coxinha
TypeSalgado, a fried snack
Place of originBrazilian
Region or stateSão Paulo
Serving temperatureBest served fresh
Main ingredientsChicken (sometimes cooked unripe jackfruit), broth, flour, sometimes potatoes, and requeijão [cream cheese]

Coxinha (Portuguese:

chicken meat, covered in dough
, molded into a shape resembling a teardrop, battered and fried.

History

Coxinhas were originally made with any part of the chicken, and its traditional shape is meant to resemble a drumstick. In its modern processed form, it may have originated in Limeira in the 19th century.[1]

In the book Stories & Recipes,

Empress Teresa Cristina
, when she was visiting him, could not resist the tasty delicacy; she liked it so much she requested that the master of the imperial kitchen learn how to prepare the snack.

Preparation

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The coxinha is based on dough made with wheat flour and chicken broth and optionally mashed potato, which is filled with shredded spiced chicken meat, or a whole chicken drumstick. The filling consists of

manioc flour and deep fried
. It is shaped to roughly resemble a chicken drumstick. The dough used to coat the filling is generally prepared with the broth of the chicken, enhancing the flavor of the coating.

Variations

Different variations of the original are becoming more prevalent today – for example, the coxinha mineira, for which the filling includes maize, so named because maize is deemed a culinary tradition in the state of Minas Gerais, as well as areas where the caipira and sertanejo dialects are spoken. Cheese coxinhas are also very common in snack bars. In Curitiba, chicken coxinhas filled with cheddar and Araucaria nuts can be found in local restaurants. To mark the cheese they usually have a toothpick where the bone would be in a chicken coxinha.

Coxinha before frying. Note pieces of parsley as part of the seasoning of the thick batter.

Other unconventional ingredients, generally used for home-made coxinhas made by aficionados, include

vegetarian version of either textured vegetable protein (soy meat) or falafel
with appropriate seasonings so its taste resembles a traditional coxinha more closely. These variants are rarely found in snack bars.

Related foods

Coxinha literally means "little thigh", and it is how deep fried chicken legs are informally named in Brazil (coxa frita means a deep fried chicken leg, while sobrecoxa frita stands for a deep fried upper drumstick; It is not uncommon for people having a strong preference for certain poultry cuts over others). Battered and deep fried chicken breast pieces, for example, are generally called by a name of English influence, nugget.

Political term

Starting in São Paulo, the word "coxinha  [pt]" has been used as an insult, now referring loosely to people who display a lavish but dull lifestyle, hold conservative political opinions and also police officers.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9788564610033
    .
  2. ^ Aragão, Alexandre (22–28 April 2012). "Coxinha? É de comer?". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ISSN 1519-6186
    .

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