Name: Paprika Chicken
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 1 each (2-3 lb) chicken; 2 each onions; 2-4 tbsp paprika (sweet); 5-7 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup sour cream; 1/4-1/2 cup heavy cream; to taste salt; to taste fresh parsley; 6-7 each black peppercorns; 1 each green bell pepper; 1/2 each red bell pepper; 1 each carrot; 1 each onion (optional)

Chicken

6 servings

651 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Cut the chicken into eight pieces.

Chicken

Step 2

Heat the olive oil in a medium sauté pan.

Olive oil

Step 3

Sauté the chopped onions until they turn yellow, about 3–4 minutes.

Onions

Step 4

Add the chicken, black peppercorns, salt and sweet paprika and stir to coat.

ChickenBlack peppercornsSaltPaprika (sweet)

Step 5

Add enough water to cover the meat.

Step 6

Bring to a low simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender (about 45–50 minutes total).

Chicken

Step 7

After 10 minutes of simmering, if using, add the green and red bell peppers and the carrot.

Green bell pepperRed bell pepperCarrot

Step 8

If necessary, add more water sparingly; do not boil—the chicken should be almost fried by the end.

Step 9

During the last 15 minutes stop adding water and reduce the liquid until about a half finger's width of gravy remains.

Step 10

Stir the sour cream and heavy cream into the gravy.

Sour creamHeavy cream

Step 11

Top with chopped fresh parsley.

Fresh parsley

Step 12

Serve with dumplings, rice or mashed potatoes and salad.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.