Old World Chicken Paprika Recipes

AUTHENTIC CHICKEN PAPRIKASH (PAPRIKáS CSIRKE)

Steps:

• Heat the lard in a heavy pot and brown the chicken on all sides. Transfer the chicken to a plate. In the same oil, add the onions and fry until golden brown. Add the garlic and tomatoes (and pepper if using) and fry another 2-3 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the paprika, salt and pepper (paprika becomes bitter if scorched).
• Return the chicken to the pot and place it back over the heat. Pour in the chicken broth. The chicken should be mostly covered. Bring it to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 40 minutes. Remove the chicken and transfer to a plate.
• In a small bowl, stir the flour into the sour cream/cream mixture to form a smooth paste. Stir the cream mixture into the sauce, whisking constantly to prevent lumps. Bring it to a simmer for a couple of minutes until the sauce is thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste. Return the chicken to the sauce and simmer to heat through.
• Serve the chicken paprikash with Hungarian nokedli, which is like German Spaetzle only they're very short and stubby. You can make nokedli with a spätzle scraper and using this recipe for the dough.

OLD WORLD CHICKEN PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Wash the chicken parts, pat dry, and sprinkle with salt. Let rest for half an hour.
• Melt butter in heavy kettle or Dutch oven and stir in diced onion. Cook over low heat until onion is transparent but not browned. Stir in paprika and toast over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken pieces, skin side down, in one layer and cook over medium heat until chicken is golden brown. Turn chicken and brown other side. Remove browned chicken and brown any remaining pieces.
• Add all chicken to kettle or Dutch oven, cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes. (Chicken will not be quite done at this point.).
• Pour heavy cream over chicken, sprinkle on flour, and stir. Add chicken broth, bring to a boil, and simmer chicken, covered, for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in sour cream. Return to heat and simmer gently for 1-2 minutes until sour cream is combined but not curdled.

PAP'S CHICKEN PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• For the chicken paprikash: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season the chicken with one-third of the paprika (1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon), 1 tablespoon salt and some pepper.
• Heat the oil and chicken fat or butter in a large ovenproof pan over medium heat. When hot, add the chicken and brown for 2 minutes per side; remove to a plate. Add the onions, cabbage and remaining paprika (2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons) and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the flour and cook the roux, stirring, for 2 minutes. Stir in the stock, making sure there are no lumps.
• Return the chicken to the pan skin-side up. Bake until the chicken is cooked through and measures 160 degrees F, 20 to 35 minutes.
• For the spaetzle: While the chicken is cooking, bring a saucepan of water to a boil.
• Sift the flour and 1 teaspoon salt into a bowl. Make a well and mix in the eggs and milk.
• Dampen a plastic cutting board and place the dough mixture on it. Cut off strips of dough into the water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain the spaetzle and rinse under cold water. Set aside until the chicken is done.
• Add the spaetzle to the chicken pan, stir in the sour cream and parsley if using and serve.

SLOW COOKER OLD WORLD CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, paprika, garlic powder and black pepper in a small bowl; mix well.
• Place bell peppers and onion in slow cooker.
• Add chicken; sprinkle with the oregano mixture.
• Cover; cook on LOW 8 hours or on HIGH 4 hours.
• Stir in ketchup and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• If desired, cut chicken and let it sit in the sauce, for a half hour or so before serving, to absorb the flavor.
• Serve chicken and vegetables over hot cooked noodles or rice.

EASY CHICKEN PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Heat butter in skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook chicken 10 minutes or until browned.
• Set chicken aside. Pour off fat.
• Add soup, sour cream, paprika and pepper to the pan. Heat to a boil.
• Return chicken to pan. Cover and cook over low heat 5 minutes or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over noodles or rice.

CHICKEN PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Mix flour, 2 tablespoons paprika, salt, and pepper on a shallow plate. Dip chicken pieces in mixture to coat.
• Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until browned completely, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon to a bowl, reserving oil and drippings in skillet.
• Cook and stir onion and garlic in the reserved drippings until tender, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to the skillet. Pour chicken stock over the chicken mixture. Stir tomato paste into the chicken stock until integrated completely.
• Bring the chicken stock to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the skillet, and cook at a simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Whisk sour cream, 1 teaspoon paprika, and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir into the chicken mixture and cook until hot, 2 to 3 minutes.

OLD WORLD PAPRIKA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Coat chicken with mixture of flour, paprika, salt and pepper.
• Brown chicken in hot olive oil in skillet about 15 minutes.
• Add onion.
• Dissolve bouillon cubes in hot water; add 1/2 cup to chicken in skillet.
• (Add more as needed.) Cover and simmer over low heat 30 to 40 minutes or until tender.
• Remove to serving platter.
• Add remaining bouillon and sour cream to pan drippings.
• Stir well; heat.
• Sometimes I remove the meat from the bone and serve on top of extra wide noodles; then cover with the sour cream and bouillon gravy.

HUNGARIAN CHICKEN PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Sprinkle chicken with paprika, salt and pepper; place in an ungreased roasting pan. Spoon onion mixture over chicken. Add water. Bake, covered, 1-1/2 hours or until chicken juices run clear., Remove chicken and keep warm. Pour drippings and loosened browned bits from roasting pan into a saucepan. Skim fat. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir into pan juices with onion. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream. Serve with chicken.