Paprika Chicken

Recipe origin: Hungary

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, sliced in rings
• 4 Tablespoons butter
• 1½ Tablespoons Hungarian paprika
• 1½ pound chicken, washed, cut up and salted
• 1 green pepper, sliced
• 1 tomato, sliced
• ¼ pound mushrooms (optional)
• ½ cup sour cream (optional)

Procedure

1. Sauté onion rings in butter in a medium pot or a Dutch oven until you can see through them.
2. Remove from heat and add paprika, chicken, half of the green pepper and half of the tomato.
3. Cover tightly with a lid and simmer slowly for 1½ hours.
4. Occasionally turn pieces over so they will cook evenly.
5. If necessary, add small amounts of water.
6. If mushrooms are used, add during last 15 minutes of cooking time.
7. When meat is tender, transfer to a baking dish.
8. Make pan gravy, scraping onion from the pan and adding a little water.
9. Pour over chicken.
10. Garnish with remaining green pepper and tomato.
11. Cover with foil and keep warm in the oven at a low temperature until ready to serve.
12. Sour cream can be added to the gravy.

Serves 4.