Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts (about 4 halves)
4 to 5 cups of chicken broth
1 carrot (halved)
2 onions
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic
2 Tablespoons LaFe Lime Juice
8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 to 3 cups bread crumbs (fine)
3 cups LaFe Vegetable Oil (for frying)
Dash salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
2 tablespoons LaFe Red Wine Vinegar

Directions
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STEP ONE
Add one tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet on Place the chicken breasts in a large shallow pot. Cover them with the chicken broth, adding water if necessary to cover by at least 1/2 inch of liquid.
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STEP TWO
Shred the chicken into very small pieces using a food processor fitted with the plastic blade or with forks. Stir the softened cream cheese and lime juice into the shredded chicken.
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STEP THREE
Bring liquid to a gentle simmer, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until chicken is just cooked through (barely pink in the middle of the thickest part). If some of the breasts cook more quickly, you can remove them earlier. Set chicken aside to cool, and strain and reserve the broth.
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STEP FOUR
Shred the chicken into very small pieces using a food processor fitted with the plastic blade or with forks. Stir the softened cream cheese and lime juice into the shredded chicken.
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STEP FIVE
Finely chop the second onion and the garlic. Sauté the onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons of butter until golden and soft. Add the hot onions and garlic to the chicken mixture and stir until everything is well mixed.
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STEP SIX
Measure the chicken broth (you will probably have about 3 1/2 cups). If you have less than three cups, add more canned chicken broth to make 3 cups. Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan, and gradually stir in the same amount of flour as you have broth (so if you have 3 1/2 cups broth, add 3 1/2 cups flour).
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STEP SEVEN
Stir vigorously and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. The mixture will become a stiff dough. Remove from heat and chill in the
refrigerator for 1 hour.At this point, you can chill the
chicken mixture and the dough for several hours or
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STEP EIGHT
To shape the coxinhas, take a piece of the dough, about the size of a golf ball, with floured hands. Roll it into a ball, then hollow out the middle for the filling.
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STEP NINE
Press a golf ball-sized (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) piece of the chicken filling inside the ball of dough, and press the dough closed around the filling.
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STEP TEN
Shape into an approximate drumstick shape, flouring hands as necessary.
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STEP ELEVEN
Stand the coxinhas on a baking sheet, so that the pointed end sticks upwards. Continue until you run out of dough or filling.
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STEP TWELVE
Whisk the eggs together in a bowl. Place the bread crumbs in a shallow pan and season with salt and pepper.
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STEP THIRTEEN
Dip the coxinhas in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs to coat. Chill the breaded coxinhas for an hour.
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STEP FOURTEEN
Heat a heavy-bottomed pot with enough oil to cover the coxinhas oil to 360 F. Fry them in batches until deep
golden brown.