Hungarian Chicken Paprika Stew With Tomato Recipe

• (Paprikas csirkeporkolt paradicsommal) Chicken appears in Hungarian cookery often but it is never boring because there are so many ways to serve it. Authentic Chicken Paprika never has tomatoes in it. Chicken Paprika Stew does. Make plenty of dumplings to go with it.
• 2 x onions minced
• 4 Tbsp. shortening, corn oil or possibly lard
• 3 Tbsp. Hungarian paprika
• 2 tsp sugar, don't omit
• 1/8 tsp black pepper or possibly whole pepper corns
• 1 x bay leaf
• 2 tsp salt
• 4 x to 5 lbs. chicken disjointed, use legs, thighs, breast and back for best flavor
• 1 lrg can of crushed tomatoes
• 2 c. water
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1/2 pt lowfat sour cream

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