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Chicken Paprikash (Hungarian Comfort Food)
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13 Reviews
judit H.
February 10, 2014
I am Hungarian as well and my mother would turn over in her grave if she read this recipe. We never brown the chicken first and never just use breast. The bone in the chicken makes the sauce so much tastier. We almost never add water or chicken broth as chicken these days let a lot of moisture and so there is lots of chicken juice as is. We never use tomato paste with this dish rather, we add a cut up tomato and 1/2 a green pepper. Anyway this is not csirke paprikas (paprika chicken).
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Viktoria
January 20, 2013
I'm hungarian and this recipe sounds nothing like chicken paprikash to me... Might still be delicious though
LaszloII
March 9, 2013
I am Hungarian as well and while it vaguely resembles chicken parprikash recipe (similar ingredients) I've ever heard it prepared quite this way but have to believe the end result will be quite tasty.
chickadee
January 16, 2013
This is fabulous. Was able to make this in just about an hour. Served on some fresh papparadelle. I didn't have sour cream, so used creme fraiche, which I think worked well.
amirts
September 30, 2012
I used ground chicken instead of diced chicken breasts and it turned out delicious. Not only that but I was able to skip the baking step altogether which made for a quick weeknight dinner. My husband has requested that this recipe be on regular rotation.
Eric W.
February 4, 2012
I loved this recipe, but the next time I'll use less sour cream. It added a tang I wasn't fond of. Also, instead of the egg noodles, I served this over latkes, an Idea I got from a restaurant in Budapesh.
Screenplay
February 1, 2012
Amazing and so quick to prepare! Just have to make sure I can keep this a secret from my Hungarian friend who claims Paprikash as his signature dish...
fearlessem
January 30, 2012
Just made this tonight, and it was wonderful! I used chicken thighs, and didn't brown them - I just nestled them into the sauce and baked. The whole thing turned out super tender and moist... Yum!
adamnsvetcooking
December 1, 2011
Made this for dinner tonight, it was very delicious and really easy to put togher.
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