Csirkepaprikás (Hungarian Chicken Paprikash)

Name: Csirkepaprikás (Hungarian Chicken Paprikash)
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 2 lb boneless chicken thighs, halved; 2 onions, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced; 1 bell pepper, diced; 2 cups chicken broth; ¾ cup sour cream, at room temperature; 9 oz wide egg noodles; chopped parsley; 3 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika; 2 tbsp butter or lard; 2 tbsp flour; 1½ tsp salt; ½ tsp pepper

DinnerHungarian65 minServes 4735 kcal58 g protein

Tender chicken thighs simmered in a brick-red sauce of slow-cooked onion and sweet paprika, finished with tangy sour cream and spooned over buttery egg noodles.

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Ingredients

2 lb boneless chicken thighs, halved
2 onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 bell pepper, diced
2 cups chicken broth
¾ cup sour cream, at room temperature
9 oz wide egg noodles
chopped parsley

From your pantry: 3 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika, 2 tbsp butter or lard, 2 tbsp flour, 1½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper.

Instructions

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high and brown the chicken in batches, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Set aside.
Lower the heat to medium, add the onions and cook until soft and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic, tomatoes and pepper and cook 3 minutes.
Take the pot off the heat and stir in the paprika (it scorches easily). Return to the heat, add the broth and chicken, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer gently until the chicken is very tender, 30 minutes.
Cook the noodles in salted water until tender; drain.
Whisk the flour into the sour cream until smooth, whisk in a ladle of the hot sauce, then stir it all back into the pot. Simmer gently, stirring, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve over the noodles with parsley.

Tip: Use real imported sweet Hungarian paprika and a fresh tin: it's the whole flavor of the dish. In Hungary it's served with nokedli, short spätzle-like dumplings, if you want to go all in.