Chicken Paprikash

Chicken paprikash or paprika chicken is one of the Hungarian meals famous for using sweet paprika and can be made with a paprika roux or using cream to achieve a creamy stew similar to Hungarian goulash.

Ingredients

2 tbls butter

1 finely chopped onion (150g)

2 tsp minced garlic

200 g sliced mushrooms

90 g sweet paprika

2000 g diced chicken thigh and breast

250 g tomato paste

400 g diced tomatoes or passata

500 g chicken stock

2 tsp salt

1 tsp black ground pepper

600 ml cream

Method

Place butter, onion, garlic and mushrooms in a large saucepan on medium heat and cook while occasional stirring for approx. 6 minutes. Add paprika and cook for 1 minute while stirring. Add chicken and cook for 5 minutes while stirring. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, stock salt and pepper, cook while stirring for 5 minutes. Place the mixture in a slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Add cream and cook for a further 30 minutes. Serve with tagliatelle pasta and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Note: Instead of cooking in a slow cooker, bring the mixture covered to the boil and simmer for approx. 50 minutes before adding cream.