Chicken Paprika with Dumplings (Csirke Paprikas)
Sweet Hungarian paprika enhances this classic dish with tender dumplings.
Ingredients
- 2 T oil
- 2 1/2 to 3 lb broiler-fryer whole chicken, cut up
- 2 med onions, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 med tomato, chopped
- 1/2 C water
- 1/2 t instant chicken bouillon
- 2 T paprika
- 1 t salt
- 1/4 t pepper
- 1 med green pepper, sliced
- 1 C sour cream
- 3 eggs, well beaten
- 2 C all-purpose flour
- 8 1/2 C water
- 3 t salt
Instructions
- To prepare Chicken, heat oil in 12-inch skillet until hot.
- Cook chicken over medium heat until brown on all sides, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken.
- Cook and stir onions and garlic in oil until onions are tender. Drain off fat.
- Stir in tomato, water, bouillon, paprika, salt and pepper. Loosen brown particles from bottom of skillet.
- Add chicken. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- Add green pepper. Cover and cook until thickest pieces of chicken are done, 10 to 15 minutes longer.
- To prepare Dumplings, heat 8 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt to boiling in Dutch oven.
- Mix together eggs, 1/2 cup water, flour and 2 teaspoons salt.
- Drop dough by teaspoonfuls into boiling water. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Drain. (Dumplings will be chewy.)
- Remove chicken to heated platter and keep warm. Skim fat from skillet.
- Stir sour cream into liquid in skillet. Add Dumplings. Heat just until hot.
- Serve Chicken with Dumplings and sour cream sauce.