Chicken paprika with dumplings - csirke paprikas

This recipe is truly Hungarian and becomes an elegant meal when served with a nice and refreshing cucumber salad and a nice bottle of white wine. It can be pulled together quickly, especially if the vegetables are prepped the night before. Indulge in this "Chicken paprika with dumplings" otherwise known as csirke paprikas!

Ingredients
2 Tbsp. canola (or other vegetable) oil
1 (2 1/2 to 3 pound) broiler-fryer chicken, cut up
2 med. onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 med. tomato, chopped
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp. instant chicken bouillon
2 Tbsp. sweet Hungarian paprika
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 med. green bell pepper, cut into 1/2-in. strips

1 c. dairy sour cream

(Where c. = cup)

Method

1. Heat oil skillet until hot. Cook chicken over med. heat until brown on every side, about 15 mins. Remove chicken.
2. Cook and stir onions and garlic in oil until onions are tender; drain fat from skillet. Stir in tomato, water, bouillon, paprika, salt and pepper; loosen brown particles from bottom of skillet.
3. Add chicken. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 mins. Add green pepper; cover and cook until thickest pieces of chicken are done, 10 to 15 mins.
4. Remove chicken to heated platter; keep warm. Skim fat from skillet.
5. Stir sour cream into liquid in skillet; add dumplings. Heat just until hot.
6. Serve chicken with dumplings and sour cream sauce.
7. Enjoy!

Dumplings

Ingredients

½ cup of milk,

1 tsp. salt
3 eggs, well beaten
1/2 c. water
2 c. flour
2 tsp. salt

Method

1. Heat milk and  salt to boiling. Mix eggs, water, flour and salt.
2. Drop dough by tsp.ful into boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 10 mins,  drain and add to chicken. 

(source: numkitchen.com)