MOCK CHICKEN LEGS (COXINHA DE GALINHA)

Mock Chicken Legs (Coxinha de galinha) image

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 large chicken, about 3 pounds
1 bay leaf
1 medium onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 clove minced garlic
1 chipped tomato (without skin or seeds)
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
5 large potatoes
1 egg beaten
2 1/2 cups flour
bread crumbs
oil to fry

Steps:

Cook the chicken with the chopped onion, garlic salt and parsley and bay leaf. When tender, remove from broth and either add water or boil down to 1 cup. Save 1 tablespoon chopped onion to use later. Peel the potatoes and boil until tender. Mash the potatoes. Beat the egg and add to the potatoes. Add 1/2 cup of the chicken broth to the mashed potato mixture and salt to taste. Add 2-3 cups of flour. It should look like bread dough. Set aside. Remove the chicken from the bones and skin and cut the chicken meat into small pieces. Thicken the other 1/2 cup chicken broth with a little flour. Add the cut up chicken to make the filling. Make the dough into small circles about 2 inches by 2 inch in diameter. Place a spoon full of filling on the circle and close and shape to look like a chicken leg. Roll in bread crumbs and deep fry. Insert decorated tooth pick into narrow end.

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