Hungarian Classic made simple – Simmered for 2 hours. Recipe is for a whole chicken (freeze leftovers), or amend slightly when using 1/2 chicken (2 x marylands and 2 x wings).
Ingredients
Fresh
Whole organic chicken
2 medium onions
2-3 cloves garlic, squished & chopped
- 1 red capsicum – finely diced
Pantry Staples
- 1 heaped teaspoon caraway seeds
- 3 tablespoons sweet red paprika
- 1L chicken stock
- 1 small tub tomato paste
- Cornstarch / Tapioca Flour for thickening
Method
- Segment the whole chicken into 8 or so pieces
- Gently saute onions with caraway seeds (add garlic and capsicum towards the end) until just golden
- Remove from heat, and add paprika – mix well
- Add tomato paste and chicken stock – mix well
- Add chicken – mix well to cover all pieces
- Bring to the boil, then slow simmer for 2 hours or until chicken falls off the bone
- Mix some cornstarch or tapioca flour with a bit of water and add in the last 15 minutes of cooking time to thicken / simmer until desired thickness is achieved.
- Serve with nokedli, pasta or pancakes and yoghurt.
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