Chicken Paprika with Sour Cream

By Carol Perricone
@coolbaker1

A delicious family recipe that is always a hit. Pretty and tasty enough to serve to dinner guests.
It has a little kick to it from serrano chiles, and you can add more or less, or leave them out completely....it is still yummy!

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Serves:

4-6

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

45 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

8: chicken thighs, bone in-skin on. (you may use skinless and boneless thighs if you want)
1 medium: onion, finely chopped
1-2: serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded and thinly sliced (i use 1 chile)
2 clove: garlic, minced
1/2 tsp: sweet paprika
pinch: of cayenne pepper or to taste
1 c: chicken stock
1/3 c: sour cream
2 Tbsp: fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
: kosher salt
: olive oil, extra virgin

How to Make Chicken Paprika with Sour Cream

Step-by-Step

1Heat olive oil in a deep, large skillet. Sprinkle chicken with kosher salt and arrange skin side down in skillet. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 20-25 minutes, until dark, golden brown, turning chicken once after 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
2Cook onion, chiles, garlic, and 1/4 tsp. salt in pan drippings about 3-4 minutes, stirring until tender. Stir in paprika and cayenne pepper, cook 1 minute.
3Add chicken stock and bring mixture to a boil; return chicken to skillet, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered for 20 minutes, or until chicken is done.
4Transfer chicken to serving dish. Reduce heat to low, whisk sour cream in pan drippings and cook until warm, do not let mixture boil. Spoon sauce around chicken, and sprinkle with parsley.

Enjoy!