Recipe for cooking chicken paprikash

Recipes from Poland and Hungary :: Polish and Hungarian Main Dish Poultry

2 whole fryer chickens, cut up
1 med. onion, diced
Sweet Hungarian paprika
Canola (or other vegetable) oil
8 to 12 oz. sour cream
2 cans chicken broth

Spaetzle (Sinkers)
3 to 4 c. flour
6 to 8 eggs
Pin. of salt
Water, if necessary

Sauté onions in about 1/3 c. canola (or other vegetable) oil in a large skillet over med. heat. Add 1/3 c. of paprika, being careful not to let it burn.

Place chicken in skillet to fry, dusting one side again with paprika. Brown about 6 to 8 mins., turning occasionally. Take chicken out and place in roasting pan.

Add chicken broth until it covers chicken. Cover the pan and bake at 375 degrees fahrenheit for about 2 hours or until the chicken is tender.

Remove chicken from roaster. Cover and set aside. Put roaster on top of stove and bring remaining contents to a slow boil.

Gravy: Mix sour cream into some of the hot broth from roaster, whisking until smooth. Add back into roaster with boiling broth.

Pre-mix flour, water and salt. Whisk until smooth. Gravy should have a nice salmon color. Add more paprika if desired.

Spaetzle: Mix ingredients in a bowl. Dust hands and mix with flour. Knead into a ball. Flatten to about 1/8 in. thick.

Boil chicken broth in a pot. Keeping a spoon wet, section off pieces of spaetzle dough. Cook in the broth for about 3 to 6 mins.

Place chicken and spaetzle on a plate and cover with gravy.