Brazilian Chicken Salad Aka Salpicao Especial De Galinha Recipes

SALPICãO DE FRANGO - BRAZILIAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Season the chicken breasts with some salt and pepper, and set aside.
• Then, heat up the olive oil using the 'saute' function of your instant pot.
• When the oil is hot, saute the Brazilian Sofrito until fragrant, about 2 mins.
• Add the chicken, and brown both sides - about a minute per side.
• Then add the stock, close the pan, and set the instant pot to 25 mins on manual, and let it cook.
• After 25 mins, safely release the pressure, turn off and open the pan when you are able.
• Using a wooden spoon, "smash" the cooked chicken to shred it.
• Drain the stock (you can save it for to use another time), and let the chicken cool to room temperature.
• While the chicken cools, add the veggies to a large bowl, set aside.
• Add the mayo, the olive oil, vinegar and mustard to a small bowl, and whisk to combine.
• Combine the cooled chicken with the veggies and dress with the mayo mixture.
• Serve with salad greens topped with potato sticks or chips for crunch.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN SALAD (SALPICAO DE FRANGO)

Steps:

• Combine chicken, corn, olives, raisins, carrots, celery, and apple in a large bowl.
• Stir together cream and mustard in a cup and season with sugar, salt, and pepper. Pour dressing over salad and mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley.
• Arrange lettuce leaves and watercress on a platter and spoon salad in the middle. Sprinkle shoestring potato sticks on top and press into salad. Chill until serving.

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.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN SALAD AKA SALPICAO ESPECIAL DE GALINHA

Steps:

• Toss chicken, vegetables, apple, raisins and olives in serving bowl.
• Add mayonnaise, combine, then gently salt and pepper to taste, remembering that your next step is to fold in the shoestring potatoes and you don't want it to be too salty--if you are serving later, I recommend that you add the shoestring potatoes right before you serve.
• Garnish with green olives and a few shoestring potatoes scattered on top.
• Prep time listed below assumes your ingredients are cooked, cooled and ready to mix--servings yielded depends on how hungry you are; 8 is a good guess.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN SALAD (SALPICAO DE FRANGO)

Steps:

• Combine chicken, corn, olives, raisins, carrots, celery, and apple in a large bowl.
• Stir together cream and mustard in a cup and season with sugar, salt, and pepper. Pour dressing over salad and mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley.
• Arrange lettuce leaves and watercress on a platter and spoon salad in the middle. Sprinkle shoestring potato sticks on top and press into salad. Chill until serving.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN STEW (GALINHA ENSOPADA)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep skillet over low heat. Sprinkle sugar over the bottom. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper; cook in batches until browned, about 5 minutes per side.
• Transfer browned chicken to a plate. Remove skin.
• Cook onion in the same skillet until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in tomatoes. Return chicken to the skillet. Pour in enough broth to cover the chicken halfway. Simmer, partially covered, until chicken is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour.

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.

SALPICAO SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and mince 1 onion, and set aside.
• In a large, heavy pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chicken breasts; brown on each side for 10 minutes. Add garlic; saute 1 minute. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, reserved minced onion, and paprika. Saute until onion becomes soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add parsley and scallions; simmer until softened, about 5 minutes more. Transfer chicken to a large bowl to cool. Strain cooking liquid; pour over chicken. Working over the bowl, remove meat from bones; discard skin and bones. Using your fingers, shred meat. Cover, and chill 30 minutes.
• Cut beans into 1/4-inch-long pieces. Place in a bowl; set aside. Wash, peel, and grate carrots. Place in another bowl; set aside. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch cut beans until just tender, about 2 minutes. Remove beans from water using a slotted spoon. Place in bowl of ice water to cool. Remove from water, and set aside. Return salted water to a boil. Blanch carrots, until just wilted, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon, and place in a bowl of ice water to chill. Drain carrots, and set aside. Slice remaining onion into thin rounds. Place in a third bowl; cover, and set aside.
• Wash and peel potatoes. Place in a large bowl; cover with cold water. Set aside.
• Cover bottom of a medium stockpot with 2 inches of vegetable oil. Heat oil until a frying thermometer registers 375 degrees.Grate a potato over a towel, pat dry, and immediately place in hot oil. Fry until golden brown. Using a slotted spoon, remove potato from oil, and transfer to a large paper-towel-covered surface; drain. Repeat with remaining potatoes, adding vegetable oil if necessary.
• In a large serving bowl, toss all reserved ingredients with mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN APPETIZER (COXINHAS DE GALINHA)

Steps:

• Heat cooking oil on a pan and when hot enough, add and brown the chicken at both sides.
• Add 1-2 cups of water enough to boil chicken for 20 mins or until tender. Don't forget to cover it. Drain and set aside liquid.
• When chicken is cool enough, separate the meat from the bones. Cut the breast into12 long strips and set aside.
• Mince the rest of the meat and combine with onion, cloves, salt and pepper. You can use a food processor to make the mincing and mixing quick just by pulsing it. Set aside. You can also set aside the thin bones to serve as a sticks for the chicken later on.
• For the dough: mix rice flour with milk, add enough chicken juices that was set aside to make a firm dough. Then, add butter and egg yolks to soften it. Add and mix the minced chicken. Add chili sauce and mix.
• Divide dough in 12 equal parts. Flatten it a bit with palm, add a piece of chicken breast from near the edge. Roll to cover then shape it like a bulb or teardrop with a tapered end. You can push in the thin bones at the thin part of the shaped dough so they looks like chicken drumsticks.
• Roll in breadcrumbs and fry in hot oil until golden brown putting it on strainer or napkins to help drain excess oil.
• Serve with chili salsa.