🇭🇺 Hungarian Paprikash Chicken (With Meatballs)

Ingredients

For the Chicken:

• 2 lbs chicken thighs or drumsticks
• 1 tablespoon oil or lard
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Hungarian sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon flour

For the Meatballs:

• 1 lb ground chicken or pork
• 1 small onion, grated
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

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Directions

1. Make the Meatballs:
   Mix ground meat, grated onion, egg, breadcrumbs, paprika, salt, and pepper. Form small meatballs and set aside.
2. Cook the Chicken:
   Heat oil in a large pot. Sauté chopped onion until soft and golden.
   Remove from heat and stir in paprika (to prevent burning).
3. Add chicken pieces and coat well. Return to heat, add broth, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
4. Gently add meatballs to the pot. Cover and simmer another 20–25 minutes until everything is cooked through.
5. In a small bowl, mix sour cream with flour. Stir a few spoonfuls of hot sauce into the sour cream mixture to temper it.
6. Slowly stir sour cream mixture back into the pot. Simmer gently 3–5 minutes until slightly thickened (do not boil).