For today's cook I'm these standard our regular chicken drumsticks and
transforming them into heavens chicken. I can guarantee you you've never seen
chicken like this and if you make it for your family members they're gonna love
you forever so let's do it
I started off with standard supermarket grade drumsticks. As you can see we have
several different sizes. For the Coxa Creme you want to use the bigger ones,
it is easier to use and in the end gives a better presentation. However the little
ones we're gonna do something with it as well and I like to call it the heavens
chicken. The first thing I got to do is to remove all the skin, then I like to do
an incision all the way around and pulling everything out leaving the bone
nice and clean. Now if you want to take a step further what you can do is remove
all the tendons. The easiest way to do that for me is to use a plier and just
pull them all out. Removing the tendon is not necessary but
it does make the texture a lot better when you eating it so if you have the
time go ahead and remove as many tendons as you can. Once you are done with all
the drumsticks this is what they should look like
The next step is to season them well I am using Guga's rub. If you have not
seen that video make sure you check out the description down below later on.
Don't forget that Guga's rub does not have a lot of salt if you want
additional flavor on your seasoning just add a little bit more of salt. Now mix it
well and we are ready for the grill. I'm gonna be smoking these beautiful
drumsticks at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until they reach an internal temperature
of 165. I'm basting them every 15 minutes with beautiful garlic butter. But I say
it is enough talking and time to cook them up. So let's do it!
As you can see they are perfectly cooked and now it is time for our dough.
Remember exact amount in the description down below.
I started off with chicken stock add in table cream and a whole stick of butter.
Season it well with salt and pepper and bring it to a light simmer. At this point
make sure you put it in low heat. Once you are right here start adding some
flour. There is no exact amount of flour just add flour and mix it until you get
the right consistency.
When the dough reached his consistency, immediately turn the heat off. Then
throw in some egg yolks. It is important that you do not turn the heat back on
because you don't want the eggs to cook you basically want to incorporate them
into the dough, this will make your dough even extra creamier. Now mix it well until
your dough starts cooling down. It is important to keep mixing it until you
get a very nice smooth consistency right at the end throwing in some chives. Keep
mixing it well and do not stop mixing.
The next step is to get all small drumsticks and shred the meat as best as
you can. Be sure to discard the skin. Now this is completely optional and for
presentation purposes only; I recommend cleaning the bone as much as
you can so you can make an impressive presentation, but it is not necessary.
Once you have all the chickens completely separated from the bones and
removed all the skins, I like to give it a rough chop. Check it out.
For today I'm using requeijão which is a type of Brazilian cream cheese. I
recommend this one but you might not find it available. And if you don't find
this one, you are welcome to use cream cheese it won't be the same but it will be
very, very similar. As you can see the texture of this cheese is incredible and
kind of runny, it is extra creamy and wonderful. If you ever see them on a
supermarket buy it. But like I said I have done it with cream cheese and it
works just fine. Now throw in all your cream cheese and mix it well. To add some
additional flavor go ahead and throw in a little bit of organic chives. Mix it
well and your filling for the heavens chicken is done.
By this time your dough shall be perfectly done and also cooled down. And
this is the consistency you're looking for. Now all there's left to do is make
our chicken drumsticks. The first one will be plain and just like we make it
traditionally in Brazil. Spread out the dough as best as you can add in the
whole drumstick and close a nice and tightly. And this is called Coxa Creme.
You can basically find that in every bar in Brazil it is very popular. For the
next one is a little bit more complex because it has no shape so you have to
make the shape. Open the dough as best as you can, add in your filling and using
that clean bone put it right in the middle and try to resemble the same
shape as you did with the previous one. This one is a little trickier, but if you
go nice and slowly you get the hang of it. Keep molding as best as you can in
your heavens chicken is done. Check it out.
Now to make things easier I recommend putting it on the freezer for at least
30 minutes so that everything firms up. Now all there's left to do is to bread it
and fry it up. When frying it you're gonna have two different options regular
breadcrumbs or panko. For today I choose panko I think it's a lot better than the
regular ones. From here on out it's pretty straightforward
whisk some eggs. Get the heaven's chicken as you can see you firmed up because was
in the freezer for 30 minutes. Try to remold the shape that you want, dip it in
flour then right into the egg wash and finish it off with the panko. And there
you have it heaven's chicken, the best drumstick you will ever have and that's
a guarantee.
Now that we have everything ready all there's left to do is fry them up and
eat so let's do it!
All right everybody Angel what do you think? They look pretty damn beautiful.
It's a nice presentation isn't it everybody? It does take a little bit of
work I agree with you but it's something you can do for your entire family to
enjoy. This is extremely popular in Brazil.
A lot of times we don't put the bone inside your do it without the bone it's
called Coxinha it is incredible. I'm talking too much, are you ready to try it? Yes
Okay let's go for it. There's two kinds Angel helped me with this one
everybody. So we're gonna go, let's go with the one that does not have cheese
inside first. That does not have cheese. Yeah, yeah try that one.
So I just go and bite it. Go for it I'll let you try it first I
had it many times. I bite it like...Just go for it yeah, that's what its for, the one ah you know the
bone you just grab it. Cheers! Cheers buddy. I'm I feel like I'm gonna make a mess.
Let's go. Go!
I only got the outside. It's too big you got only dough there you got to make
a bigger bite Angel. The dough really good though. Isn't the dough fantastic?
Bite that thing!
I can't wait you making me wait too long.
Go bro, go, go. Is it good? Tell me. They wanna know if its good. It's Good!
This is not even the one with the cheese yet!
This has no cheese
he's extremely creamy already because of the dough everybody. The chicken is a
little smokey everybody. You can feel that little smoky flavor angel.
Angel let me tell you something, the other one is even better. It can't, it can't be. That's impossible.
Im telling you. Let's try the other one and you
tell me which one is better sounds like a plan. The other one I'm going with the
fork. No I'm the other one you have to. Go for it Angel. I grab this one? Yeah
Go for it, grab that one. You grab that one I'm gonna grab this one. I almost broke it.
Yeah the bone will come out. This one the way we normally do it is to just pull
out the bone there you go and then you just eat it like fork a knife.
Oh man this is gonna be good.
Oh look at the inside Angel.
I mean I don't know if this will come through the
camera I know we're far away but it is perfection inside a lot of cream I know
when I did the other cross shot it wasn't that good. But here you can really
tell everybody super creamy. Look at that cross-section Angel.
Oh you don't have to tell me to look at it, I got one right here. Hurry up buddy. I'm trying to
get a good. Normally we just slice and eat it like this. Oh bro you told me fork
and knife. That's fine go for it I want to know which one you like better try
it. You haven't tried it? No I've tried it many times. All right let's do it together.
Let's go. Cheers buddy uh-huh.
What happened Angel?
My God this is amazing everybody.
Do you like chicken Angel? You don't like chicken but you like that.
Okay you got me. I got you?
Guys I really hope you give this a try. You have to. We call this coxinha in
Brazil it's done several different recipes but this is my recipe. I really
hope you give this a try you will thank me forever.
How do you call it in Brazil? Coxinha and in America?
Ahhh. Heaven's chicken.
Heaven's chicken. Heaven's chicken. That's the new Angel gave it a name
everybody heaven's chicken. Oh my God. It is incredible I'm not using cream cheese
I'm using the Brazilian cheese but if you don't have that available use the
cream cheese it will be just as good everybody. The good thing about it is
that you can do a bunch of them and then freeze them, and then when you're ready
to fry them just take it out of the freezer let it thaw for a little bit and
then fry them up and bread it and fry it up. You will have a bunch of them all the
time. Is it good?
It's so creamy. Is super creamy and you don't need to chew it
no it's super soft because you know how the chicken is chopped up. The outside
nice and crunchy. Yep. But the inside is so smooth. The dough
is amazing it is an amazing dough. That's it everybody
this is the Coxinha. I hope you guys enjoyed it. You can make it with the bone
for a nicer presentation. You can make it without the bone it is up to you.
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you are interested in anything I use everything is always in the description
down below. Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you guys on the
next one everybody. Final verdict which one is best. Ah they're so good they're both good.
Pick a winner. This one, the...The one with the cheese everybody heaven's chicken.
I might just title that the video. Heaven's Chicken everybody give it a try.
Thanks for watching. Chicken from heaven chicken from heaven. Tanks for watching
we'll see you on the next one everybody. take care bye bye.
Bro! It's good I told you it was gonna be good. I told you I was gonna make a
chicken that you will love that it would be your ultimate chicken. Have you ever
had chicken like this huh.
So creamy right? Mmm I want another one of this one
Go for it. Which one is the...This one for sure mmm-hmm this thing is huge.
We should leave at least one for the family. At least one? At least one.
No they are gonna try it. Enjoy it Angel. God it's so good. It is good I told you.
See you on the next one everybody bye-bye.