Here is the simple, authentic recipe only for Traditional Hungarian Chicken Paprikás (Paprikás Csirke) 🇭🇺🍗✨

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Authentic Hungarian Chicken Paprikás

Ingredients

• 2–2.5 lbs (1 kg) chicken pieces (thighs, drumsticks, or whole cut-up chicken)
• 2 tbsp lard or oil (lard is traditional)
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2–3 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 bell pepper, chopped (optional but traditional in many regions)
• 1 tomato, chopped (or 2 tbsp tomato paste)
• 1 ½ cups chicken broth or water
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp flour (optional, for thickening)

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Instructions

1. Heat lard or oil in a pot.
2. Add chopped onions and cook until soft and translucent.
3. Remove pot briefly from heat and stir in the Hungarian paprika (this keeps it from burning and becoming bitter).
4. Add chicken pieces and coat them well in the paprika-onion mixture.
5. Add salt, pepper, bell pepper, and tomato.
6. Pour in broth or water—just enough to come halfway up the chicken, not fully cover it.
7. Cover and simmer 40–50 minutes, until chicken is tender.
8. In a bowl, mix sour cream with flour (optional).
9. Remove chicken pieces, stir the sour cream mixture into the sauce until smooth, then return chicken to the pot.
10. Simmer 5 more minutes to thicken and blend flavors.

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Serve With

• Nokedli (Hungarian dumplings) — the classic side
• Or buttered noodles or mashed potatoes

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If you want, I can send you the authentic Hungarian nokedli dumpling recipe too!