Brazilian Holiday Chicken Recipes

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 HOLIDAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a large stew pot and add 1 teaspoon of oil. Add chicken cubes and cook one or two minutes just until the surface of the poultry is opaque. Add the onions, peppers and garlic and cook an additional 3 minutes.
• Add the tomato sauce, water, bay leaf, garlic powder, cumin and oregano to the pot and bring the stew to a light boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 110 minutes uncovered.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice and celery; cook until crisp tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.
• This goes nicely over a bowl of brown rice and a green leafy salad.

BRAZILIAN STEW CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper, and set aside for about 10 minutes
• In a 5.5 quart Dutch oven, or heavy bottom pan, heat the olive oil on medium to high heat.
• Add half of the chicken legs to brown on both sides, when they're light golden brown, remove them from the pan, and set aside on a plate. Repeat this process with the other half of the chicken legs.
• Drizzle some more olive oil in the pan, then reduce the heat to medium. Add in the diced onions, the white part of the scallions, and saute until soft.
• Next add in the Brazilian sofrito or the garlic, and saute until fragrant.
• Add in the paprika and the ground mustard powder, then stir to combine. Let it cook for about a minute, then add in the vinegar to deglaze the pan.
• Let the vinegar reduce in half, then add the chicken back to the pan. Stir to coat and cook until the acid evaporates.
• Sprinkle in the flour, and stir to combine.
• Add in the potatoes, the chicken stock, the bay leaf and the thyme - give everything a stir and make sure everything is submerged in liquid.
• Bring everything to a quick boil, then reduce to low heat, cover and simmer until the potatoes are cooked - about 20 minutes.
• Uncover the pan and add in half of the green onions. Stir and continue to simmer until the liquid thickens, another 40 minutes to an hour.
• Add in the rest of the green onions and the butter. Stir to combine. Turn off the heat, taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve with rice or crusty bread!

HOLIDAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Lay 4 chicken breasts, not in the baking dish, and top with 1/4 of the spinach and 1 oz of the cheese on each breast.
• Place another chicken breast on top of each one and press down.
• Mix together the flour, salt and nutmeg and then dip the breast"sandwiches" in the mixture, then in the eggs, and then in the cracker crumbs.
• Place in the baking dish and keep each sandwich from touching.
• Bake at 500 for 15 minutes, or until completely cooked.