Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Appetizer Recipes

Portuguese Chicken Dreams

These delicious Portuguese chicken dreams (sonhos de frango) make great appetizers.
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Portuguese Chicken Dreams

Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 15 min
Ready In 30 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings8

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cups of flour1 tablespoon of baking powder1 teaspoon of curry powder3 large eggs1/2 cup of water1/2 lb of shredded chickenChopped fresh coriander (to taste)Chopped chives (to taste)Salt (to taste)Ground pepper (to taste)Olive oil (to taste) to fry (enough to cover the bottom of the frying pan)
1 and 1/2 cups of flour1 tablespoon of baking powder1 teaspoon of curry powder3 large eggs1/2 cup of water1/2 lb of shredded chickenChopped fresh coriander (to taste)Chopped chives (to taste)Salt (to taste)Ground pepper (to taste)Olive oil (to taste) to fry (enough to cover the bottom of the frying pan)
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Preparation

  1. In a bowl add the flour, baking powder, curry, eggs and water, and mix well.
  2. Add the chicken, coriander and chives, season with salt and pepper and mix again.
  3. Heat a large frying pan with olive oil (enough to cover the bottom of the pan) and when it is hot, use two tablespoons to shape the dough into a ball and add to the hot pan.
  4. Fry on both sides until golden brown.
  5. Drain on absorbent paper after frying.
  6. Serve warm or cold.
Recipe & Photo Credit: omeutempero.blogspot.com *


Norma King
Norma King
Do we use cooked or raw chicken?
1 year ago, Sunday, April 2, 2023
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Eddy
Cooked and shredded.
1 year ago, Sunday, April 2, 2023
Margaret
Margaret
I have a beautiful copper cataplana pan from Salva Terra De Manos..a gift from Alexandra, to pretty to use. 😱
3 years ago, Thursday, October 14, 2021
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Eddy

They do look like show pieces so I can understand.


3 years ago, Friday, October 15, 2021
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