Chicken paprikash ( hu, paprikás csirke or ''csirkepaprikás'') or paprika chicken is a popular dish of Hungarian origin and one of the most famous variations on the ''paprikás'' preparations common to Hungarian tables. The name is derived from the ample use of

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, a spice commonly used in Hungarian cuisine. The meat is typically simmered for an extended period in a sauce that begins with a paprika-infused roux.

Preparation

The ''édes nemes'' (sweet paprika) is the preferred kind of paprika; it adds a rosy color as well as flavor. Sometimes

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and sweet red or yellow peppers, and a small amount of tomato paste are used. The dish bears a "family resemblance" to goulash, another paprika dish. The dish is traditionally served with "

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-like boiled

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s" ( nokedli), a broad noodle similar to the German spätzle. Other side dishes that it may be served with include tagliatelle (boiled ribbon noodles), rice, or

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Variations

Food columnist Iles Brody's recipe called for chicken, onions, butter or

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, sweet paprika, green peppers, tomatoes, clove

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, and sour cream.Jones, Evan. ''Epicurean Delight: The Life and Times of James Beard'' (1992). Simon & Schuster: p. 111.Cohen, Jayne. ''Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisations'' (2008). Wiley and Sons: pp. 80–81. Other recipes are similar. While quartered chicken parts are more traditional, modern interpretations of the recipe may call for boneless, skinless chicken thighs. A version of paprikash (паприкаш) exists in Bulgarian cuisine; however, it includes smaller amounts of paprika being added to the sautéed onion at the beginning of the cooking and then adding cubed, usually green, sweet peppers. The dish is centered on the latter. Chicken paprikash was adopted as a Sabbath dish by the Jews of Hungary and Czechoslovakia and remains popular today amongst Ashkenazim. Tomatoes are often included, and in Romania the dish was traditionally served with mămăligă. When cooked by Jews, chicken paprikash typically does not include any dairy products, due to the Jewish prohibition against mixing meat and dairy.

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