chicken paprikash

April 26th, 2008

You may not believe you could lose weight while on a diet which includes chicken paprikash but it is feasible. The key is to not eat chicken paprikash or other high calorie poultry every day but in moderation.

This is what I do, I allow myself moderately high calorie food one day per week. I eat a healthy diet for 6 days of the week, say 1200 to 2000 calories per day, and then one day, I eat whatever I want - without going overboard of course.

I have been sticking to this diet for the last 2 weeks and it has helped me to lose 5 kilos. I have not accelerated my exercise habits or taken any supplements or diet drinks. I have only been conscious of what I eat most days of the week and then eat whatever I want one day per week.

On my one non diet day per week, I usually like to eat hungarian food. I never believed I could lose 5 kilos while eating hungarian meals but am very glad to see it does work. If you would like to try some hungarian food, I advise you make chicken paprikash which is one of my most admired hungarian recipes.

Chicken Paprikash

2 whole fryer chickens, cut up
1 medium onion, diced
Sweet Hungarian paprika
Vegetable oil
8 to 12 ounces sour cream
2 cans chicken broth

Spaetzle (Sinkers)
3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
6 to 8 eggs
Pinch of salt
Water, if necessary

Saut? onions in about 1/3 cup vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1/3 cup of paprika, being careful not to let it burn.

Place chicken in skillet to fry, dusting one side again with paprika. Brown about 6 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally. Take chicken out and place in roasting pan.

Add chicken broth until it covers chicken. Cover the pan and bake at 375 degrees F for about 2 hours or until the chicken is tender.

Remove chicken from roaster. Cover and set aside. Put roaster on top of stove and bring remaining contents to a slow boil.

Gravy: Mix sour cream into some of the hot broth from roaster, whisking until smooth. Add back into roaster with boiling broth.

Pre-mix flour, water and salt. Whisk until smooth. Gravy should have a nice salmon color. Add more paprika if desired.

Spaetzle: Mix ingredients in a bowl. Dust hands and mix with flour. Knead into a ball. Flatten to about 1/8 inch thick.

Boil chicken broth in a pot. Keeping a spoon wet, section off pieces of spaetzle dough. Cook in the broth for about 3 to 6 minutes.

Place chicken and spaetzle on a plate and cover with gravy.

You can adjust the recipe to make it quite a bit healthier or with not so many calories as this can aid you to lose 5 kilos easily. It did work for me and could assist you to lose weight also.

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