Best 4 Traditional Hungarian Paprikash Recipes
**Traditional Hungarian Paprikash: A Journey of Flavors and Tradition**
Embark on a culinary adventure to the heart of Hungary with traditional Hungarian paprikash, a delightful stew that embodies the country's rich culinary heritage. This classic dish showcases succulent pieces of meat, typically chicken or beef, slow-cooked in a vibrant paprika-infused sauce, resulting in a tender and flavorful masterpiece. The harmony of sweet and savory flavors, complemented by the vibrant red hue of paprika, creates an unforgettable taste experience. Explore two variations of this beloved dish: the classic chicken paprikash, a comforting and homey meal, and the rich and hearty beef paprikash, perfect for a special occasion. Both recipes promise an explosion of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds.
HUNGARIAN CHICKEN PAPRIKASH
Csirke Paprikas is the Hungarian term for this delicious dish. My mom has been making this for 35 years! Recently she went to visit Budapest and found this little cafe that served it. She liked it so well, she modified her recipe to closely match that, and here it is, enjoy! Serve over rice or egg noodles.
Provided by katja
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Eastern European Hungarian
Time 1h55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat and cook bacon until crisp, about 4 minutes. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. Add chicken and tomatoes. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Stir in paprika. Pour in 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup water and season with salt. Cover and simmer over low heat for 25 minutes. Remove lid and cook an additional 5 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to a plate and keep warm. Mix sour cream and 1 teaspoon cold water together in a small bowl. Add mixture to the pot and stir until gravy is evenly colored and smooth. Return chicken to the pot, cover and simmer on low for another 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir flour and salt together in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix egg and water together. Gradually add flour mixture and stir together until dumpling batter is very thick and mixture breaks from a spoon.
- Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot. Add 2 teaspoons salt.
- Drop 1/2 teaspoons of dumpling batter into the boiling water. Dumplings will rise to the surface in about 1 minute; boil for 5 minutes more. Use a slotted spoon to transfer dumplings to a bowl. Repeat steps until batter is used up and all dumplings are cooked. Mix 1 teaspoon of butter with cooked dumplings. Add dumplings to chicken mixture in the pot and allow to heat through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 670.9 calories, Carbohydrate 76.5 g, Cholesterol 138.9 mg, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 35.1 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 1793.2 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
HUNGARIAN CHICKEN PAPRIKASH
My mom learned to make this tender chicken dish when she volunteered to help prepare the dinners served at her church. It's my favorite main dish, and the gravy, seasoned with paprika, sour cream and onions, is the best. -Pamela Eaton, Monclova, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h50m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Sprinkle chicken with paprika, salt and pepper; place in an ungreased roasting pan. Spoon onion mixture over chicken. Add water. Bake, covered, 1-1/2 hours or until chicken juices run clear., Remove chicken and keep warm. Pour drippings and loosened browned bits from roasting pan into a saucepan. Skim fat. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir into pan juices with onion. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream. Serve with chicken.
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HUNGARIAN BEEF PAPRIKASH
This is a great dish with a spicy sweet flavor. Onions, Red Peppers, Orange Juice and Sour Cream are the ingredients that make it so robust. You can serve it over rice or noodles, and the degree of spiciness is up to you. I make it fairly mild, with the kids in mind, then have the hot sauce bottle handy for my husband and me.
Provided by Pattie 2
Categories Meat
Time 2h20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pat the beef dry, then salt and pepper before placing in the pot.
- Brown the meat on all sides for a few minutes in the pot with oil and butter.
- Transfer beef to a bowl.
- Add onions, garlic and more butter to pot. Sautee until tender, then transfer onion/garlic to a bowl.
- Add can of chopped tomatoes and mustard to pot, stirring and scraping all the bits off bottom of pot.
- Add in the onions and stir until combined with sauce, about 2 minutes.
- Empty the two cups of beef broth into pot, along with the Red Peppers. Stir until slightly softened.
- Add beef, and stir in hot sauce to taste. Remember the hot sauce gains strength as it cooks, so keep testing periodically to get the level heat you want, adding a little at a time.
- Add orange juice and stir over low heat for a few minutes, again testing the level of heat with the hot sauce. Leave uncovered while stirring.
- Once all is to a good boil, cover, reduce heat, and let simmer for one hour. You can even turn it off and let sit for a few hours, to have ready for a meal hours later.
- Now bring the pot to a boil, and add the sour cream. Sitr until blended. Sauce should have a rich orange color, and a creamy, not thick texture. If too thick, add more orange juice.
- Update the level "heat" with more hot sauce, if desired.
- Serve over white rice or thick egg noodles. Enjoy!
TRADITIONAL HUNGARIAN PAPRIKASH
Make and share this Traditional Hungarian Paprikash recipe from Food.com.
Provided by MsBubo
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 35m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Saute chopped up onion in the oil. Pull it off from the heat.
- Add the paprika (both kind) to the sautéed onion. (If you leave it on the heat while you do this, the paprika will burn) Mix it until the paprika dissolved.
- Add chicken. Mix it together with the onion-paprika paste, until all the pieces are covered with the paste. Turn your heat up high, brown the meat, while you constantly mixing it. While you doing it, be careful not to burn the paprika paste!
- When all pieces look white all around, turn down the heat to low, add salt, cover and cook. During your low heat cooking the juices of the chicken will come out, so your dish will cook in its own juices. If you pick dry meat (breast) you have to add some liquid(chicken broth).
- After 10 minutes add pepper piece to the food. Cook for another 10-15 minutes. Check for tenderness.
- Before serving, remove skin. Serve with pasta, or baked potato. Top the dish with a tablespoon of sour cream.
- Hungarians serve it with some pickled items on the side, such as cucumber, or pickled pepper.
- Enjoy.
Tips:
- To make the best paprikash, use high-quality Hungarian paprika. It has a rich, smoky flavor that is essential for this dish.
- Use a large pot or Dutch oven to make paprikash. This will give the chicken plenty of room to cook and prevent it from overcrowding.
- Brown the chicken in batches if necessary. Don't overcrowd the pot, or the chicken will steam instead of brown.
- Use a roux to thicken the paprikash. A roux is a mixture of equal parts butter and flour. It is cooked together until it is golden brown and then added to the paprikash.
- Add the paprika to the roux and cook it for a few minutes. This will help to release the paprika's flavor and prevent it from burning.
- Add the chicken broth and water to the pot and bring it to a simmer. Simmer the paprikash for at least 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Add the sour cream and egg noodles to the paprikash and stir to combine. Serve immediately.
Conclusion:
Paprikash is a delicious and hearty Hungarian dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is made with chicken, paprika, sour cream, and egg noodles. Paprikash is a relatively easy dish to make, but it does take some time. However, the results are worth it. Paprikash is a dish that the whole family will enjoy.
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