Tastes Like Chicken! Recipes
(From Chicken Recipes Compiled Since 1992)

Chicken Paprika with Dumplings (Csirke Paprikas)

Category: Main Dishes

Servings: 6 to 8

Description: 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.