Hungarian Chicken Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the chicken in pieces, wash, then scrub with Accent then place the pieces in bottom of a large, deep saucepan or pressure cooker. I prefer saucepan.
• Fill the pan or pressure cooker with water,( leave space for vegs! ) and cook slowly on low heat. The soup will get frothy while cooking, you have to take it off from the top with a spoon pretty often. If you don't, your soup will not be clear.
• Meanwhile, clean all vegetables, cut into pieces - except the onion, tomato, paprika and potato. Set aside.
• Put 1 teaspoon - for now - of salt and 7 pcs of peppercorn in the soup.
• When the froth vanishes, that is the time to put in the vegs. Cover, and cook until carrot is done.
• Don't forget to taste it while it is cooking, to see how much more salt is needed.
• When done, take out the chicken, vegs. and place them on two separate plates.
• Take a clean saucepan and pour the soup in it through a filter, this will make your soup "clean, clear and beautiful".
• Serve the soup clear, and everyone can pick their favourites from the chick and veg plates in their bowls.
• Don't forget about the noodles. ( Kids love the noodles.) They must be served separately too.
• You can also place a little plate on the table, filled with small green pepper slices. Some like it hot!

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or stockpot, heat oil then cook onions over a medium heat until soft and transparent.
• Add pepperoni and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add mince and cook, stirring, until the meat is just coloured.
• Add paprika and caraway seeds and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add flour, stir well and cook for 1 minute before removing saucepan from heat.
• Slowly stir in beef stock, scraping up any bits from the base of the saucepan.
• Add canned tomatoes (including their juice), red wine, and fresh, diced tomatoes.
• Return saucepan to heat and bring the soup to a boil.
• Reduce heat and add sauerkraut.
• Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes before serving.
• May be served with a dollop of sour cream, if desired, but it's a pity to dilute the strong taste of this soup.
• (This makes a fairly salty soup, so use reduced salt beef stock if this is an issue for you).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a skillet over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons oil and add chopped onions, mushrooms and garlic. Sauté until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Tear bread into large pieces and place in a bowl. Sprinkle with enough water to thoroughly dampen it on all sides. Allow to sit for 1 minute, then squeeze out as much water as possible. In a mixing bowl, combine bread, egg, parsley and onion-mushroom mixture. Season generously with salt, pepper and paprika to taste.
• Divide stuffing into four equal portions. Gently pull enough skin from each chicken piece to be able to push stuffing mixture under skin. In a small bowl, combine remaining tablespoon oil with 1/2 teaspoon paprika and salt to taste. Mix well and brush over chicken pieces, saving a bit for basting.
• In a 9-by-13-inch roasting pan, scatter quartered onions, green beans and carrots. Place chicken pieces skin-side up on vegetables. Roast uncovered for 60 minutes, basting halfway through. (If chicken begins to look too brown, cover lightly with foil.) Lower oven temperature to 275 degrees and continue to cook until meat is opaque and white all the way through, about 30 minutes more. To serve, place an equal amount of roasted vegetables on each of four plates, topped by a portion of chicken.

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat., Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet. Add onion and cook until tender. Remove from pan and set aside. In the same skillet, melt remaining butter and brown chicken on all sides., Combine tomato juice, paprika, sugar and salt; add to chicken. Add bay leaf, broth and onion. Cover and simmer 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender., Remove chicken to a platter; keep warm. Reduce heat to low, remove bay leaf and stir in sour cream. Heat through (do not boil). Pour sauce over chicken. Serve with noodles.

Steps:

• In a 4 quart saucepot, sweat the carrots/onions/celery/parsley in margarine.
• Sweating means sauteeing the veggies on medium low heat with the lid on.
• to release the natural oils from veggies.) About 10 minutes.
• Add the paprika and mix thoroughly.
• Add the chicken breast.
• Stir in the crushed tomatoes, chicken base and water.
• Cover with lid halfway and simmer until veggies are tender. Breast should be done at this point also. Remove it and set aside.
• Meanwhile prepare dumpling dough:.
• I use a small processor.
• 1 1/2 cups flour.
• 2 eggs.
• 1/4 teaspoons salt.
• 1/2 cup water.
• Process or beat until the dough is stretchy. Cover and set aside.
• When the veggies are tender the the breast is cool enough to handle cube it and return to soup.
• Using the long side of a tablespoon, make small dumplings 1"x1/4" and release in simmering soup. Let dumplings cook until they rise to the top and continue to simmer for about 5 minute.
• So that the soup is not watery, it is thickened using:.
• 1/4 cup water and 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour. Mix well to avoid lumps and pour quickly into the simmering soup mixing quickly. Simmer 5 more minutes. Check seasonings and you're ready to go -- !

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Sprinkle chicken with paprika, salt and pepper; place in an ungreased roasting pan. Spoon onion mixture over chicken. Add water. Bake, covered, 1-1/2 hours or until chicken juices run clear., Remove chicken and keep warm. Pour drippings and loosened browned bits from roasting pan into a saucepan. Skim fat. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir into pan juices with onion. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream. Serve with chicken.

Steps:

• put everything but chive and noodles into crock pot cook last 20 minutes take out chicken debone add back to pot add noodles
• serve top with chives.

Steps:

• Place a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat and cook bacon until crisp, about 4 minutes. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. Add chicken and tomatoes. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Stir in paprika. Pour in 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup water and season with salt. Cover and simmer over low heat for 25 minutes. Remove lid and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a plate and keep warm. Mix sour cream and 1 teaspoon cold water together in a small bowl. Add mixture to the pot and stir until gravy is evenly colored and smooth. Return chicken to the pot, cover and simmer on low for another 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir flour and salt together in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix egg and water together. Gradually add flour mixture and stir together until dumpling batter is very thick and mixture breaks from a spoon.
• Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot. Add 2 teaspoons salt.
• Drop 1/2 teaspoons of dumpling batter into the boiling water. Dumplings will rise to the surface in about 1 minute; boil for 5 minutes more. Use a slotted spoon to transfer dumplings to a bowl. Repeat steps until batter is used up and all dumplings are cooked. Mix 1 teaspoon of butter with cooked dumplings. Add dumplings to chicken mixture in the pot and allow to heat through.