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🐔❤️ Authentic Chicken Paprikash (Paprikás Csirke) 🇭🇺🍛
Comfort food straight from the heart of Hungary—rich, creamy, and full of soul!
🌶️🍗 What Is Chicken Paprikash?
This dish is a Hungarian classic made with juicy chicken simmered slowly in a dreamy paprika-onion sauce, finished with tangy sour cream. It’s traditionally served over homemade nokedli (dumplings) but works great with noodles or mashed potatoes too! 🥔🍝
🛒 Ingredients:
🍗 For the Chicken:
- 2½–3 lbs chicken thighs & drumsticks (bone-in = more flavor!) 🐔
- 1 tbsp lard 🧈 (or butter/oil)
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil 🌻
- 2 large yellow onions, finely chopped 🧅🧅
- 2 cloves garlic, minced 🧄🧄
- 1 Hungarian green pepper (or bell pepper), chopped 🫑
- 1 large tomato, peeled & chopped 🍅 (or 1 tbsp tomato paste)
- 3 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika 🌶️ (NOT smoked!)
- 1 tsp salt 🧂 (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp black pepper ⚫
- 1½ cups chicken broth or water 🥣
🥣 For the Sauce:
- ½ cup sour cream (room temp) 🍶
- 1 tbsp flour (optional, for thickening)
🌿 Optional Garnish:
- Chopped parsley 🌿
- Extra sour cream on top 😋
🍳 How to Make It:
1️⃣ Prep & Season the Chicken
Dry the chicken with paper towels. Lightly season with salt & pepper 🧂. This helps it brown beautifully!