Hungarian Chicken Paprikash

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large onion
• salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon paprika (hungarian, szeged, is best if you can get it.)
• 2 skinless chicken thighs
• 2 chicken drumsticks, with skin removed
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 sauté the onion with the oil in a very deep frying pan, or a non-stick pot.
• 2 salt it so that the layers separate and become filmy.
• 3 when the onions are golden and limp, turn down the heat as low as possible, shove the onions to the side of the pan and add the paprika.
• 4 you must be very careful not to let the paprika burn.
• 5 keep stirring it in the oil to keep this from happening.
• 6 after the paprika is cooked (about two minutes) mix in the onions again and add the chicken.
• 7 turn up the heat a bit.
• 8 you have to keep stirring so the paprika doesn't stick to the pan.
• 9 the chicken will start to release juices.
• 10 add the water.
• 11 let simmer for about an hour, stirring periodically.
• 12 serve over boiled potatoes.