Classics · Hungarian

Paprikás
Csirke

Paprikás Csirke
Time
25'
+ 0h 35' chilling
Diff.
easy
Kcal
620
/ serving
Servings
4
Gather 12 ingredients before cooking
Scale
Units
01 You'll need check when you have it
02 To finish last minute: ~60 min window
Step 01 of 07

Prep the chicken

1200 g
1 łyżeczka
0,5 łyżeczka

Pat chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on) (1200 g) dry with paper towel. Season both sides with salt (1 łyżeczka) and black pepper (0,5 łyżeczka).

Tip
Dry chicken browns; wet chicken just steams in the pan.
Step 02 of 07

Sear the chicken

3 łyżka
1200 g

Heat lard (or oil) (3 łyżka) in a heavy pot or deep 28 cm pan over medium-high heat. Place chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on) (1200 g) skin-side down and cook 5-6 minutes until the skin is golden brown. Flip and cook 3 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.

Step 03 of 07

Cook the vegetables

3 szt
1 szt

Dice onion (large) (3 szt) finely and slice red bell pepper (1 szt) into strips. Add to the same pot (in the chicken fat) and cook over medium heat 8-10 minutes until the onion is soft and translucent.

Step 04 of 07

Add paprika and broth

3 łyżka
100 ml
400 ml

Take the pot off the heat. Add sweet ground paprika (3 łyżka) and stir for 30 seconds into the hot vegetables. Pour in tomato passata (100 ml) and chicken broth (400 ml), return to the heat.

Tip
Paprika burns in seconds and turns bitter. That's why we add it off the heat.
Step 05 of 07

Simmer the chicken

1200 g

Return chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on) (1200 g) to the pot, skin-side up. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 35 minutes. The meat should pull away from the bone.

Step 06 of 07

Make the sour cream sauce

250 ml
1 łyżka

Remove the chicken to a plate. In a bowl, whisk sour cream 18% (250 ml) with wheat flour (1 łyżka) until smooth. Add 3-4 tablespoons of hot sauce from the pot to the cream and stir — the cream must warm up before going into the pot.

Tip
Cold sour cream dumped into hot sauce curdles and floats in lumps. Warming it with a few spoons of hot sauce solves this.
Step 07 of 07

Combine and serve

1200 g
2 łyżka

Pour the cream into the pot, stirring, and heat 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens. Don't bring to a full boil. Return chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on) (1200 g) to the sauce. Sprinkle with parsley (chopped) (2 łyżka). Serve with dumplings, pasta, or potatoes.

Paprikás Csirke
Bon appétit

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