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Chicken Paprikash

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Chicken paprikash, or paprika chicken, is a popular Hungarian cuisine dish and one of the most famous variations on the paprikas preparations common to Hungarian tables, its name derived from paprika, a spice commonly used in the country's cuisine. The meat is typically simmered for an extended period in a sauce that begins with a roux infused with paprika.

Facts
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1834 1
Origin Region
Hungary 1
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
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Expresses Tradition

Source Paprikash - Wikipedia

In Cuisine

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Uses Ingredient

Paprika, Ingredients
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1. Paprikash - Wikipedia
  • History section
    In the 19th century, pörkölt became a widespread dish among peasants on the Great Hungarian Plain.
  • Early price list section
    A handwritten price list by innkeeper Mihály Márkus (Nyíregyháza, 1834) includes: "Paprikás hús - 15 krajcár" "Paprikás Tsirke - 18 krajcár"
  • Introduction
    Chicken paprikash (Hungarian: paprikás csirke or csirkepaprikás) or paprika chicken is a popular Hungarian cuisine dish and one of the most famous variations on the paprikás preparations common to Hungarian tables.
  • In Cuisine: Hungarian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Expresses Tradition: Passover and Jewish Holiday Foods, Article body
    Chicken paprikash was adopted as a Sabbath dish by the Jews of Hungary and Czechoslovakia and remains popular today amongst Ashkenazim.
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Chicken paprikash (Wikipedia)
Uses Ingredient: Paprika, lead paragraph
Quote, Uses Ingredient: Paprika, lead paragraph
The name is derived from paprika, a spice commonly used in the country’s cuisine.
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