Are you yearning for a delectable and savory culinary experience? Look no further than the Hungarian classic: Babas chicken paprikash with dumplings. This mouthwatering dish is a symphony of flavors, where tender chicken is bathed in a rich and creamy paprika sauce, accompanied by light and fluffy dumplings. With its vibrant colors and tantalizing aromas, it's sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more. In this article, we'll guide you through the journey of creating this culinary masterpiece, providing you with a step-by-step recipe that will help you recreate this beloved dish in the comfort of your own kitchen.
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AMAZING HUNGARIAN CHICKEN PAPRIKASH WITH DUMPLINGS
This recipe has been passed down in my Hungarian family for generations and perfected. I now use boneless chicken despite bone-in being the tradition. I think it makes it a little more friendly without losing any taste.
Provided by Danny P
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Set a large pot of water on to boil for the dumplings.
- De-fat, and tenderize chicken. Cut into bite-sized pieces. With oil, brown chicken in a large pan on medium-high heat (6-10 min).
- Add paprika, onion powder, salt, pepper, and chicken broth to the chicken in the pan. Stir them to mix. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to simmer and put a lid on and let simmer for 25 minute.
- In a container with a lid (tupperware is good) mix water, flour and sour cream for the chicken. Shaking the mixture aggressively is the best way to ensure a smooth mix. Set aside mixture for later.
- While chicken is simmering, mix all ingredients - eggs, flour, water, and salt - for the dumplings together in a mixing bowl. It should be a pretty thick, dry mix when you are done. If it's too gooey, add small amounts of flour until it is more dry.
- With water boiling, turn down the heat to low. Tip the mixing bowl until the dumpling dough rests at the edge. Using a dull knife (butter knife), slice the dough from the lip of the bowl into small blobs and into the pot. Continue this process until all of the dough has been used. This process takes about 3-5 minute Dipping the knife occasionally into the boiling water will prevent dough from sticking to it.
- Raise heat and boil dumplings for another 5-6 min or so.
- Meanwhile, the chicken should be about done simmering. Using a spoon, draw some of the chicken sauce and put it into the sour cream/flour/water mixture that you had set aside. This is important to prevent sour cream from curdling. Put the lid on and shake the mixture once more. There should be no flour or sour cream chunks in the mixture.
- Finally, stir the mixture into the chicken pan. Mix until consistent. Bring the sauce to a boil stirring occasionally for sauce to thicken.
- Drain the water from the dumplings.
- Usually, chicken and sauce are served on top of the dumplings.
CHICKEN PAPRIKA WITH DUMPLINGS
Provided by Joan Nathan
Categories dinner, one pot, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut chicken into 8 pieces, and pat dry with paper towels. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or a heavy frying pan that can go into oven. Sauté chicken over medium-high heat until pieces are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon, and sprinkle with salt.
- Place onion in same pan, sauté until soft. Remove pan from heat, and let cool for 2 minutes. Stir in mild and hot paprikas.
- Return chicken to pan on top of onions. In a small saucepan, heat chicken stock, and stir in tomato paste. Bring to a boil, stirring until tomato paste dissolves. Pour over chicken.
- Place pan, uncovered, in middle of oven for around 30 minutes. Turn chicken every 10 minutes or so. Sauce will thicken.
- To make dumplings, mix flour with eggs and salt until a thick dough forms. In a saucepan, bring 4 cups stock to a boil. Drop dumpling dough by half teaspoons into stock, simmering for about 4 minutes. Dumplings are done when plumped up and firm. Drain, and stir them into chicken mixture during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 556, UnsaturatedFat 25 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 37 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 37 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 926 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHICKEN PAPRIKASH II
Chicken pieces stewed in a sauce mixture including the traditional Hungarian ingredient - paprika - along with other spices and sour cream. This is our family recipe for Chicken Paprikash. Very good on cold days, and good served over dumplings.
Provided by SHAELYNUMBER10
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Eastern European Hungarian
Time 1h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, salt, red pepper flakes and paprika. Stir together and saute until onion is translucent. Add chicken pieces and pour water over all. Cook over medium heat for 1 hour, adding more water if necessary.
- Stir in tomatoes, reserving liquid. Stir liquid into a medium bowl with flour and sour cream; mix until well blended, then slowly add mixture to chicken, stirring constantly. Cook until mixture is thick.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 541.1 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 149.5 mg, Fat 32.9 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 43.9 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 736 mg, Sugar 5.6 g
CHICKEN PAPRIKASH WITH DUMPLINGS AND RICE
This is a dish that my grandma who is Hungarian taught my mom years ago. My mom made it a little bit differently by removing the chicken from the bones. My brother and I would always devour all of the leftovers. Now my daughter gobbles it up and friends request I make it for them. If you need a time-saver you can use frozen raw chicken tenders, and do not even need to thaw them first. You can also skip the dumplings and rice and serve it over egg noodles. It takes a bit of work to do it the way I have written it here, but it is well worth it!
Provided by MichelleIU25
Categories Stew
Time 2h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Chicken Paprikash: Use a large heavy pot like a dutch oven. I use an enameled cast iron pan. Rinse chicken and place in pot.
- Add diced onion, 3 tablespoons paprika, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 2 teaspoons ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and half of the chicken broth. Cook on medium heat partially covered for about 20 minutes turning chicken occasionally. When chicken is cooked through and onions are tender remove chicken and reserve.
- Add the soups,other half of broth, water, milk, and mushrooms. Stir with spoon or whisk until well combined. Simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes while chicken is cooling down some. Stir often to prevent sticking.
- Remove chicken from bone leaving nice sized pieces. The chicken will fall apart more as it cooks in sauce. Add to sauce and cook together on medium low heat partially covered for about 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Prepare dumplings. Mix together dry ingredients and cut butter or margarine into the dry ingredients until it resembles small peas. Mix together wet ingredients and add them to the dry ingredients. Stir to combine but do not over-mix dough.
- Cook dumplings. Drop dumpling dough into the sauce evenly spaced. I use a regular dinner spoon for this part. Do not stir once you add dumplings. Cook them, covered on low until they are puffy and done all the way through. Once they are firm and cooked thoroughly, stir everything gently. Turn off heat and cover.
- Prepare rice. In a medium heavy bottomed pan combine rice, oil, and salt. Cook over medium high heat while stirring to combine. Add the water, stir and turn up heat to high. Boil rice partially covered, or uncovered until the water is evaporated to the level of the rice. When this happens, immediately cover with lid and turn heat to low. Steam rice for about 20 minutes or until desired doneness is reached. Uncover and fluff rice.
- To serve, spoon rice into bowls and ladle the chicken paprikash over the rice. Add sour cream to each individual serving, to taste. I also like to serve peas with butter (the frozen kind) along side of this dish.
- Feel free to adjust seasonings according to taste. Sometimes I add more garlic powder or salt if needed. Also, if you like lots of mushrooms it's perfectly fine to add more.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 859.4, Fat 36.7, SaturatedFat 13.9, Cholesterol 169.8, Sodium 2906.1, Carbohydrate 92.6, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 4.6, Protein 39.3
BABA'S CHICKEN PAPRIKASH WITH DUMPLINGS
Just about every European origin/nationality has their version. This is my families tried and true recipe passed down from generation to generation. We also like to add a dollop of sour cream as a garnish.
Provided by Shelley Simpson @Shellasim
Categories Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oil and margarine in pot. Add onion, salt and pepper to taste & paprika; cook until tender.
- Stir in salt and chicken stock; bring to a boil. Add chicken and reduce heat.
- Simmer 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. (my Baba's would serve with the chicken in pieces, but, when I make, I cook until chicken is falling off bones and then debone the chicken meat and return meat to pot.)
- Stir together the flour and sour cream in a bowl until well blended. Then stir into the pot of chicken paprikash.
- Heat through, but do not boil.
- Serve with homemade dumplings. (May serve over the dumplings or may add the homemade dumplings to the pot of paprikash and let heat through.) I do the latter. The dumplings sop up all that goodness!
- HOMEMADE DUMPLINGS: 3 cup flour 1/2 cup water 3 eggs 1 teaspoon salt Mix ingredients until smooth. Drop by edge of tablespoon into pot of boiling water. Cook about 10 minutes or until done. Drain. Add to paprikash or serve paprikash over dumplings. *TIP: Dip spoon into boinling water first.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh, flavorful ingredients will make a big difference in the taste of your chicken paprikash.
- Don't be afraid to adjust the recipe to your taste: If you like more or less paprika, add or reduce it accordingly. You can also add other spices, such as cumin or caraway seeds.
- Be patient: Simmering the chicken paprikash for at least 30 minutes will help develop the flavors and tenderize the chicken.
- Serve with your favorite sides: Chicken paprikash is traditionally served with egg noodles, dumplings, or rice. You can also serve it with mashed potatoes or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
Chicken paprikash is a delicious and comforting dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. So next time you're looking for a hearty and flavorful meal, give chicken paprikash a try.
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