How to Cook Appetizing Chicken Pörkölt

Chicken Pörkölt. Pörkölt (Peur-keult) is Hungarian for beef stew and is a popular Hungarian recipe made by braising meat and simmering it with onions in a tomato based sauce. It's served warm, over noodles and it's absolutely delicious. My brother lived in Hungary for some time and came home with a new found love of Hungarian food.

I am sharing Csirkepörkölt today with chicken, but other meats are also popular (Marha/Beef, Sertés/Pork, Borju/Veal, Pacal/Tripe). Pörkölt is a comforting Hungarian stew with a paprika tomato base. Add the chicken pieces and return the pot to medium heat. You can cook Chicken Pörkölt using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Pörkölt

1. You need 1/2 kg of boneless skin on chicken thighs.
2. Prepare 2 tbsp of pork lard or 4 slices bacon, chopped fine.
3. Prepare 1 of medium onion, chopped.
4. You need 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
5. Prepare 3 tbsp of Hungarian paprika.
6. It's 4 of sun-dried tomatoes or ½ can (400 g) tomatoes, chopped.
7. You need 1 tsp of garlic salt.
8. It's 1 tsp of freshly ground black pepper.
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp of caraway seed.
10. It's of Water.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until the edges of the chicken are browned. Pörkölt is a comforting Hungarian stew with a paprika tomato base. Add the chicken pieces and return the pot to medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the edges of the chicken are browned.

Chicken Pörkölt instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, fry the bacon on medium heat until the fat renders. If using lard, until it melts..
2. Add the onions and sauté until transparent, about five minutes..
3. Add garlic and sauté for two more minutes..
4. Add chicken and sauté for two more minutes, until most but not all of the pink is gone..
5. Stir in paprika and remove from heat, important because paprika turns bitter when fried..
6. Add salt, pepper, caraway seeds and tomatoes. Add enough water to the saucepan to just about half the depth of the meat or just a bit more. Do not cover completely with water..
7. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Let simmer like this for around an hour. If at the end of this process the sauce is still too thin let it simmer uncovered for a bit longer..
8. Serve with egg noodles (spätzle), boiled potatoes, or steamed rice. Add a dollop of sour cream if desired..

Pörkölt is a comforting Hungarian stew with a paprika tomato base. Dice the onions, peppers and tomatoes, cut the chicken breast into pieces. Pörkölt is a very thick beef stew, while Goulash is a more saucy (almost soupy) type of dish with some extra veggies. In fact, you can actually eat a Goulash like soup. Personally, I like eating it with egg noodles, but many people eat it with just a spoon and slice of bread.