Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Catherine Thomas

My mom is a wonderful chef and baker who grew up in Hungary.  She taught me to appreciate food and love cooking.  So I thought I would share a recipe, this is one of the staples of Hungarian cuisine.  

Maria's Paprikas Csirke (Chicken Paprika):

1. chop 2-3 onions into 1" or smaller cubes, brown in vegetable oil on medium or low heat
2. add 2-6 cloves of chopped garlic
3. add 2-3 tablespoons of paprika
4. add 1 cup water, be careful not to burn the paprika (don't put on high heat)
5. when the water evaporates, add the chicken (1 chicken, cut into pieces)
6. remove from heat
7. add 1-2 6 oz. cans of tomato paste 
8. add 1 tablespoon chicken base (this will be salty so is in lieu of salt)
9. cover in foil and bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees; remove from oven
10. in separate bowl, mix one cup sour cream with 2-3 tablespoons flour, spoon in some of the broth from the pot that has the chicken in it, stir 
11. add the sour cream mixture to the chicken pan and mix; bring to a boil on stove top to cook the flour

Here's a recipe for the galuska (aka nokedli) that you serve with the chicken paprika:


And in case there are questions for the chef, my mom, Maria, loves to chat, especially about food, so here is her phone number: 919-967-4344.  :)


All my best to Leslie and Jesse and their first baby!  

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