June Meyer's Authentic Hungarian Chicken Paprikas (Csirkepap

Title:
June Meyer's Authentic Hungarian Chicken Paprikas (Csirkepap

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Chicken,
Hungary




Ingredients:





     2    Onions chopped


     4 tb Shortening, corn


          -oil or lard


     3 tb Hungarian paprika


   1/8 ts Black pepper


          -or whole pepper corns


     2 ts Salt


     4 lb To 5 lbs. chicken disjointed


          -use legs, thighs, breast


          -and back for best flavor


 1 1/2 c  Water


   1/2 pt Sour cream





--------------------------MODERN
POTATO DUMPLINGS--------------------------


     1 c  Instant potato flakes


     1    Egg


     1 c  Flour


     1 c  Water





 Every country household had a yard full of chickens. Chicken dishes that


 could be slow cooked on the stove for supper were plentiful and cheap to


 make. Paprikas was a weekly dish for supper. A pot of potato dumplings, and


 perhaps a platter of pickled hungarian peppers and a loaf of crusty home


 baked bread was all that was need for ones well being. Every meal was eaten


 with gusto.


 


 Regards, June Meyer. Brown onions in shortening. Add seasonings and


 chicken, brown 10 minutes. Add water, cover and let simmer slowly until it


 is tender. It will smell wonderful! Remove chicken, add sour cream to


 drippings in pan and mix well. To thicken gravy, mix into a paste 1 Tbl.


 soft butter with 1 Tbl.of flour and stir into drippings. Add dumplings and


 arrange chicken on top. Heat through,but do not boil, and serve.


 


 Modern Potato Dumplings Yes, I know this is not traditional. But it is


 easy, fast and delicious.


 


 Mix in a small bowl. Drop by spoonfuls into salted boiling water. cook


 until dumplings look done when cut in half, about 5 or 6 minutes. Drain and


 place into sour-cream gravy and serve. Serves 6 to 8.


 


 Note: If you do not like dumplings, you can serve this with some cooked


 wide egg noodles.


 


 If you try one of my recipes please tell me what you think.


                   E-Mail me at: june4@interaccess.com


 


 WALT


 Posted to EAT-L Digest 25 November 96


 


 Date:    Tue, 26 Nov 1996 22:50:04 -0500


 


 From:    Walt Gray