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Chicken paprikash with juicy chicken pieces, served in paprika-sour cream sauce.
Chicken paprikash with dumplings and fresh sour cream, prepared traditionally.

Chicken Paprikash

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses
Chicken Paprikash is not Pörkölt (stew)! The difference is in technology and result: paprikash is thickened with sour cream, so its sauce is creamy, orange, and soft, whilst pörkölt is thick and greasy. Chicken thighs are the best choice because dark meat stays juicy during longer cooking, and collagen from bones naturally thickens the sauce.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 45 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 520 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Sieve (for silky sauce - optional)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Sauté finely chopped onion in fat until translucent. Add diced pepper and tomato, sweat down.

Tip: This is the 'stew base'. The vegetables will boil down to thicken the sauce.
2 ✓

Remove from heat, stir in paprika, then add chicken thighs. Turn to coat and whiten the meat.

Tip: Proteins leaving meat pores coagulate in hot fat, 'sealing' the surface (partially).
3 ✓

Pour over a little water (just enough not to cover), salt, and cook covered until meat is tender (approx. 35-40 mins).

Tip: Less water results in more concentrated flavour (braising vs boiling).
4 ✓

When meat is soft, remove to a plate. Prepare thickening: mix sour cream + flour until smooth, temper it.

Tip: If you want to be truly elegant, blend the sauce before thickening after removing meat.
5 ✓

Pour thickening into sauce, boil well. Return meat and warm through. Serve with dumplings (nokedli).

Tip: The sauce should coat the spoon (nappe consistency).

Recipe FAQ

Why is the sauce pale?
You used too little paprika, or it wasn't good enough quality. The colour of Hungarian paprika is unbeatable.

Ingredients

  • 4 pcs Chicken thighs (drumstick and thigh, skin-on)
  • 2 heads Onion
  • 1 whole Yellow pepper (Hungarian wax pepper)
  • 1 whole Tomato
  • 2 tbsp Paprika powder (sweet)
  • 3 tbsp Lard or oil
  • 300 ml Sour cream
  • 1 tbsp Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt