Hungarian Chicken (Paprikás Csirke) 🇭🇺

One of the most iconic dishes from Hungary is Paprikás Csirke (Chicken Paprikash). It’s a rich, creamy paprika chicken stew served traditionally with nokedli (Hungarian dumplings).

The flavor is deep, comforting, and strongly based on sweet Hungarian paprika.

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Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (or 1.2–1.5 kg chicken pieces)
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tomatoes, chopped (or 2 tbsp tomato paste)
• 1 green pepper, sliced (optional but traditional)
• 3 tbsp oil or lard
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 250 ml chicken broth or water
• 200 ml sour cream
• 1 tbsp flour (to stabilize sauce)