Brazilian recipe
Chicken Escondidinho (Escondidinho de frango)
A creamy chicken escondidinho with rice, mashed potato and melted mozzarella, perfect for lunch or dinner.
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Ingredients
500 g of chicken breast in cubes
1 kg of potato
1 spoon (sopa) of butter
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 chopped onion
6 chopped tomatoes
1/2 chopped pepper
3/4 cups of chopped green olives
2 tablespoons of chopped coriander
1 packets of creme of onion
800 ml of milk
3 cups of cooked rice
Grated mozzarella cheese to taste
1 kg of potato
1 spoon (sopa) of butter
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 chopped onion
6 chopped tomatoes
1/2 chopped pepper
3/4 cups of chopped green olives
2 tablespoons of chopped coriander
1 packets of creme of onion
800 ml of milk
3 cups of cooked rice
Grated mozzarella cheese to taste
Where to find ingredients
Find Brazilian ingredients such as dendê oil, macaxeira or cassava, cachaça, palmito, cassava flour, requeijão, goiabada, guaraná, calabresa, moranga squash, cação and queijo minas in Brazilian or Latin American grocers, international food shops, larger supermarkets and online speciality grocery sections. Standard meat, dairy, produce and baking ingredients are usually available in supermarkets, butchers, fishmongers and local grocery shops. Substitutes, only if needed: firm white fish for cação, smoked sausage for calabresa, cream cheese for requeijão, and butternut squash for moranga.
Preparation method
- Prepare the purê of beattas cooking the beattas until ficarem macias, amasse-the with the butter and reserve
- In the pan, aqueçthe the olive oil and saute the chopped onion
- Add the cubos of chicken and brown
- Add the chopped tomatoes, the chopped pepper, the chopped green olives and the coriander chopped. Cook por alguns minutos
- In the bowl separado, mix the creme of onion with the milk
- Pour the mistura of creme of onion and milk sobre the chicken refogado
- Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thicken
- Em the ovenproof dish untado with butter, assemble the escondidinho
- Make the camada with the creme of chicken
- Cover with the camada of cooked rice
- Add the camada of purê of beattas
- Finish with the generosa camada of mozzarella cheese grated
- Take to the preheated oven the 180°C for approximately 20 minutos, or until the cheese derreter and brown
Observations
Chicken escondidinho is a Brazilian classic, known for its comforting mix of flavours and textures. This recipe is ideal when you want a practical, nourishing meal that works well for the whole family. Made with layers of juicy chicken, fluffy rice and soft mashed potato, then finished with melted cheese, it is a versatile option for everyday meals or special occasions.
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