Best Frango Recipes

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.

FRANGO MINTS

Steps:

• Melt the chololate over hot water, then cool.
• Cream butter.
• Add powdered sugar.
• Mix.
• Add eggs; beat well.
• Add cooled chocolate, vanilla and flavoring.
• Mix well and drip on waxed paper.
• Place in fridge for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• Store in cool, dry place.

ERIKA'S "FRANGO" MINTS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet or plate with waxed paper.
• Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula.
• Beat confectioners' sugar, egg substitute, and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add melted chocolate and beat until incorporated. Beat mint extract and vanilla extract into chocolate mixture until light and fluffy.
• Drop chocolate mixture by the heaping teaspoonful onto prepared baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator until firm, at least 4 hours.

FRANGO à MODA DO ALENTEJANA (CHICKEN WITH POTATOES AND GA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Place chicken pieces, quartered potatoes and onion slices in a greased oven proof casserole dish.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with the olive oil and the UNPEELED garlic cloves.
• Bake at 425 F for 20 minutes, then reduce temperature to 375 F and continue baking for 45 more minutes until meat and potatoes are golden brown and done and the garlic is cross.

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!

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.

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.

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.

FRICASSEE DE FRANGO MARAVILHOSO (MARVELOUS BRAZILIAN CHICKEN FRICASSEE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish with butter.
• Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chicken; cook and stir until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
• Dissolve flour in chicken broth in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring often, until broth thickens, about 5 minutes. Pour in cream and parsley; mix well until smooth.
• Layer chicken, cream mixture, corn, and olives in the greased baking dish. Cover with cream cheese and potato sticks.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, about 20 minutes.

FROZEN CHOCOLATE "FRANGO" MINTS

Steps:

• Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add melted chocolate and continue beating until thoroughly mixed.
• Add egg yolks and beat again until fluffy.
• Beat in peppermint extract.
• Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon cookie crumbs into candy liners and top with chocolate mixture.
• Freeze for at least 1 hour. Serve straight from the freezer and re-freeze leftover. You can top these with maraschino cherries, crushed candy canes, even whipped cream, but not necessary. (For a more decadent dessert, serve in pre-made chocolate shells instead of candy liners.

FRANGO MINT CHIP COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream butter shortening and sugars until light, fluffy, and well-combined. Add eggs, vanilla and 1/4 cup grated Frango mints. Beat until creamy and well-blended. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add sifted ingredients to beaten egg mixture, blending carefully. Beat for about 20 seconds. Fold in chopped nuts and 1 1/2 cups chopped Frango mints. Beat for 30 seconds. Drop heaping teaspoons of cookie dough on to greased cookie sheets, allowing at least 1-inch space between cookies. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 8 to 11 minutes. Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool on rack.

ARROZ DE FRANGO COM AÇAFRÃO, FEIJÃO VERDE E PIMENTO ASSADO

Steps:

• Tempere as coxas de frango com um pouco de sal e pimenta. Coloque o azeite num tacho, deixe aquecer e aloure as coxas de frango de ambos os lados. Retire e reserve. Na gordura que ficou refogue a cebola picada. Acrescente o arroz e envolva-o na gordura, assim como o açafrão.Acrescente as duas medidas de água a ferver, rectifique de sal e pimenta e junte o pimento em tiras, o feijão verde em pedaços e as azeitonas. Coloque depois as coxas de frango por cima do arroz e polvilhe-as com o colorau em pó. Tape o tacho e deixe cozinhar em lume brando até o arroz estar cozinhado e ter absorvido toda a água. Sirva polvilhado com a salsa picada.

FRANGO MINT PIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter and powdered sugar with a beater until well blended.
• Add the melted, cooled chocolate.
• Add the eggs and beat until blended.
• Add peppermint flavoring and beat again for five to six minutes.
• Place paper cups in muffin tin and spoon chocolate mixture into them.
• Freeze until set.
• Take them out 10 minutes before serving.

EMPADÃO DE FRANGO

Steps:

• Massa: Misture a manteiga ou margarina com a farinha até formar uma massa homogênea, atenta para não ficar uma farofa. Depois de pronta, forra-se um refratário e reserve para fazer o recheio. Recheio: Cozinhe o Frango, depois de tirar todos os ossos desfie-o, misture com os demais ingredientes. Agora despeje no refratário que já está forrado com a massa, depois de colocar o recheio, cubra com o restante da massa da forma que achar melhor, passe a gema por cima para corar. Leve ao forno por 20 ou 30 minutos e estará pronta.

FRANGO MINT SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter with sugar. Add flour and vanilla. Add chopped pecans. Chill dough for one hour. Take 1 T. of dough and wrap around frango mint. Bake for 15 min. until light brown, let cool on baking pan for 5 min, then roll in confectioners' sugar and place on rack to cool completely.

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.

PORTUGUESE CHICKEN WITH PEAS (FRANGO COM ERVILHAS)

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a large heavy baking dish over moderate heat and brown the chicken on all sides.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside. Saute the onions in the same baking dish until tender but not brown, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the stock, wine, and oregano and return the chicken to the skillet. Cover and simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
• Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and add the peas about 15 minutes before serving.

HOMEMADE FRANGO MINTS

Steps:

• In a stand mixer, beat the sugar & butter until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg, vanilla & mint; mix until combined.
• Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or a double boiler & add to the sugar mixture. Spread in a greased 8" X 8" pan & cool in the freezer for 30 minutes.
• While the fudge is cooling, melt the dipping chocolate according to package directions. Cut the fudge into 1 1/2" rectangles & dip in the melted dipping chocolate.
• NOTE: You must refrigerate these because of the raw egg.

CHICKEN PIE (TORTA DE FRANGO)

Steps:

• This is very typically Brazilian. Put the flour and the salt in a mixing bowl. Cut the butter into the flour until the pieces are about the size of peas. Add the beaten eggs and mix well. It will probably be too dry and so you will need to add a few drops of water at a time until the mass holds together in a ball. The dough should not be handled too much. Let it sit in the refrigerator for one hour. Put chicken breasts in a marinade of the salt and the lemon juice for 30 minutes. In a large frying pan, heat the cooking oil, fry the onion, garlic, and the chicken breasts and cook until golden. Add the tomato sauce, the bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and let simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off the stove and remove the chicken breasts. Pull the chicken breasts apart with 2 forks until stringy. Put the pulled chicken back into the sauce. Add the boiling water along with the peas, olives, beaten egg yolks and the parsley. Mix well and let it continue to simmer for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll out about half the crust on a floured surface and put in a pie or cake tin. Cut off the surplus and put in the filling. Roll out the other half of the crust and put on top. Decorate as in the photo and pinch the upper and lower crusts together around the edge. It is also more beautiful if you beat one more egg yolk and paint the top of the pie. Make a few slits in the top for the steam to escape.

INSTANT POT® BOBO DE FRANGO (BRAZILIAN CHICKEN STEW)

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and lime juice, and set aside to marinate while prepping the vegetables.
• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and saute chicken tenders until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside. Add remaining tablespoon olive oil and saute onion and bell pepper until soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Turn off Saute function.
• Return chicken tenders to the Instant Pot®. Add chicken broth, yuca, and tomato, making sure chicken tenders are completely submerged in broth. Season lightly with salt. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 35 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Remove chicken tenders, shred with 2 forks, and set aside. Turn on the Instant Pot® and select low Saute function. Using an immersion blender, blend stew in the pot. Add coconut milk and table cream while blending. Season with salt and stir in shredded chicken chopped cilantro and palm oil.
• Serve garnished with additional cilantro.