Chicken Paprika a.k.a. “The Thigh Master”

Name: Chicken Paprika a.k.a. “The Thigh Master”
Yield: feeds 4 to 6
Ingredients: 3 pounds chicken thighs; Creole Seasoning (page 167); 1/2 cup olive oil; 2 cups chopped onion; Pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper; 2 tablespoons minced garlic; 1/4 cup Hungarian paprika; 1 cup Mutha Sauce (page 165); 2 1/2 cups chicken broth or stock (to make your own, see page 168); 1 1/2 cups sour cream; 1/2 cup sliced scallion; 1 pound noodles, cooked and tossed with plenty of butter

January 24, 2012

I’m very partial to chicken thighs, with their silky, succulent flesh. Slathered in a BBQ sauce spiked with good Hungarian paprika and made velvety with sour cream, this is a sensuous dish on a cold winter night, especially when served with buttered noodles to sop up all the good sauce.

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