Paprika Chicken

How to make Paprika Chicken Recipe - Chicken, an expensive dish of the past, is now our most abundant fowl. Paprika Chicken is served with a freshly made noodle called spatzle.

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:
1 (2-1/2- to 3-pound) frying chicken, cut up
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup butter
1 garlic clove, mashed
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup Hungarian sweet paprika
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1-1/2 cups chicken broth
1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch strips
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
Spatzle, see recipe

Method:
Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.

In a heavy Dutch oven or deep skillet, heat butter. Add chicken pieces, a few at a time, and starting with legs and thighs. Brown over medium heat on all sides.

Add garlic as you brown chicken. Drain off excess fat. Add onion, paprika, tomato paste and chicken broth. Cook, covered, over low heat 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is tender.

Add green pepper. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes longer. Degrease drippings again, if necessary. Remove chicken to a warm platter. Stir sour cream into pan juices.

Pour over chicken. Serve over warm Spatzle.