Dinner Lunch

Chicken Paprikash

Chicken Paprikash

Brian Carson
Chef

00:50
Prep
00:60
Cook
00:50
Total Time

Ingredients & Directions

Directions

Chicken Paprikash

7/8 cup
Unsalted butter
1 cup
All-purpose flour
2 tablespoons
Paprika
2 tablespoons
Smoked paprika
1/2 tablespoon
Salt
1/2 tablepoon
Pepper
3 tablespoons
Oil
3 each
Springer Mountain Farms Chicken Leg Quarters, medium sized
1 cup
Celery, medium dice
4 cups
Yellow onion, sliced
1 cup
Garlic, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons
Butter
2 cups
White wine
3
Bay leaves
1 quart
Chicken stock
2 tablespoons
Pepper
1 teaspoon
Salt
1/2 cup
Sour cream
1/4 cup
Smoked paprika
4 cups
Rice (optional)
3 tablespoons
Chives, chopped
3 tablespoons
Rosemary, chopped
  1. In a medium sauce pot over medium heat, melt butter to make a roux.
  2. Then turn heat to low, add flour and stir continuously for 2 minutes, then cook for an additional 4 minutes. (Note: It should look like wet sand.)
  3. Cook roux for 6 minutes or until golden, stirring every 2 minutes.
  4. Add smoked paprika and paprika, and stir well until mixed.
  5. Set aside.
  6. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Using a knife, cut a slit around the bones of the leg quarters to expedite cooking process.
  7. In large dutch oven over medium to high heat, add in oil.
  8. Once oil is heated, place chicken quarters skin side down and cover with lid, cooking for 4 minutes until skin is crispy.
  9. Remove lid, flip chicken over and cook for 2 minutes covered.
  10. Remove lid, add celery and onion, cook one minute.
  11. Add garlic and butter and cook for two minutes.
  12. Add bay leaves and wine to dutch oven, stir ingredients and then cook 1 minute.
  13. Add chicken stock and whisk in roux for 1 minute making sure red color is evenly distributed throughout sauce. (Note: Add in 1/2 cup of chicken stock if sauce is too thick.)
  14. Season sauce with salt and pepper, stir, then cover with lid and cook 15 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165°F. Remove from heat.
  15. Remove lid, take chicken out of dutch oven, place in a shallow pan. Let cool for 10 minutes and then shred chicken with hands or 2 forks.
  16. Place shredded chicken back into dutch oven and add in sour cream, stirring to combine.
  17. Add smoked paprika and stir until well combined.
  18. Serve over cooked rice garnished with chives and rosemary.

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Dinner Lunch

Chicken Paprikash

Chicken Paprikash

Brian Carson
Chef

Thighs

Made With:

Thighs

Yield: 3-4

00:50 Prep
00:60 Cook
00:50 Total Time

Ingredients

Directions

Chicken Paprikash

7/8 cup
Unsalted butter
1 cup
All-purpose flour
2 tablespoons
Paprika
2 tablespoons
Smoked paprika
1/2 tablespoon
Salt
1/2 tablepoon
Pepper
3 tablespoons
Oil
3 each
Springer Mountain Farms Chicken Leg Quarters, medium sized
1 cup
Celery, medium dice
4 cups
Yellow onion, sliced
1 cup
Garlic, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons
Butter
2 cups
White wine
3
Bay leaves
1 quart
Chicken stock
2 tablespoons
Pepper
1 teaspoon
Salt
1/2 cup
Sour cream
1/4 cup
Smoked paprika
4 cups
Rice (optional)
3 tablespoons
Chives, chopped
3 tablespoons
Rosemary, chopped
  1. In a medium sauce pot over medium heat, melt butter to make a roux.
  2. Then turn heat to low, add flour and stir continuously for 2 minutes, then cook for an additional 4 minutes. (Note: It should look like wet sand.)
  3. Cook roux for 6 minutes or until golden, stirring every 2 minutes.
  4. Add smoked paprika and paprika, and stir well until mixed.
  5. Set aside.
  6. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Using a knife, cut a slit around the bones of the leg quarters to expedite cooking process.
  7. In large dutch oven over medium to high heat, add in oil.
  8. Once oil is heated, place chicken quarters skin side down and cover with lid, cooking for 4 minutes until skin is crispy.
  9. Remove lid, flip chicken over and cook for 2 minutes covered.
  10. Remove lid, add celery and onion, cook one minute.
  11. Add garlic and butter and cook for two minutes.
  12. Add bay leaves and wine to dutch oven, stir ingredients and then cook 1 minute.
  13. Add chicken stock and whisk in roux for 1 minute making sure red color is evenly distributed throughout sauce. (Note: Add in 1/2 cup of chicken stock if sauce is too thick.)
  14. Season sauce with salt and pepper, stir, then cover with lid and cook 15 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165°F. Remove from heat.
  15. Remove lid, take chicken out of dutch oven, place in a shallow pan. Let cool for 10 minutes and then shred chicken with hands or 2 forks.
  16. Place shredded chicken back into dutch oven and add in sour cream, stirring to combine.
  17. Add smoked paprika and stir until well combined.
  18. Serve over cooked rice garnished with chives and rosemary.