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Hungarian Chicken Paprikash

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A comforting Hungarian dish featuring tender chicken simmered in a rich paprika sauce, topped with creamy cashew cream.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 2 cups water (divided)
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 medium chickens (each cut into 8 pieces)
  • 1 large onion (chopped into ½-inch pieces)
  • 4 cloves garlic (roughly chopped)
  • ¼ cup paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon Aleppo pepper flakes (or ground black pepper)
  • â…› teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup crushed or chopped canned tomatoes

Instructions

  1. Soak the cashews about 5 hours before cooking chicken, place cashews in a bowl and cover with 1 cup of water. Let sit until chicken is cooking.
  2. Sauté the chicken in a 6-quart or larger Instant Pot, press ‘sauté’ and set time for 30 minutes. When display reads ‘hot,’ add oil to the inner pot. Brown chicken in batches, about 4 minutes per side, until well-browned. Transfer to a large pan or platter.
  3. Cook the onions and garlic by adding them to the pot. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring often until they become translucent and fragrant.
  4. Add the paprika, Aleppo pepper, and smoked paprika. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly to release the spices’ aroma.
  5. Introduce the liquids by adding chicken stock and scraping browned-on bits from the bottom of the pot into the liquid. Add tomatoes and stir well to combine.
  6. Return the chicken to the pot, placing dark meat at the bottom and layering white meat pieces on top of dark.
  7. Seal and cook by closing and securing the lid. Ensure the steam release handle is in the ‘sealing’ position. Press ‘pressure cook’ button and set cooking time for 14 minutes.
  8. Release pressure by turning the steam release handle to ‘venting’ position to quickly release pressure when cooking time is complete.
  9. Finalize the sauce by pressing ‘cancel’ and removing the lid once all the pressure is released and the lid has unlocked. Remove the chicken to a serving platter and press ‘sauté.’ Cook sauce for 5 minutes to reduce and thicken, stirring occasionally.
  10. Finish with the cashew cream, adding it and cooking for 1 minute. Pour over the chicken on the serving platter.

Notes

Serve with buttery egg noodles or fluffy rice. Don’t rush the browning of the chicken for better flavor.

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Find it online: https://lunarecipez.com/chicken-paprikash-hungarian-recipe/

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