🍗🔥 Hungarian Paprika Chicken: A Taste of Tradition 🇭🇺

A classic Hungarian dish packed with bold paprika flavors, tender chicken, and a creamy sauce! This comforting, rustic meal is perfect for family dinners. 🍽️✨

🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4-6)

🍗 For the Chicken:

🧈 2 tbsp butter
🫒 1 tbsp olive oil
🍗 4-6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or drumsticks (or boneless if preferred)
🧂 Salt & black pepper, to taste

🧅 For the Sauce:

🧅 1 large onion, finely chopped
🧄 3 cloves garlic, minced
🌶️ 2 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
🔥 ½ tsp smoked paprika (optional, for extra depth)
🥣 1 tbsp all-purpose flour (optional, for thickening)
🍅 1 cup diced tomatoes (or ½ cup tomato purée)
🥣 1 cup chicken broth
🌿 1 bay leaf
🥄 ½ cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
🍋 1 tbsp lemon juice (or white wine vinegar)
🧂 Salt & pepper, to taste