Chicken Perkelt Recipes

CHICKEN PERKELT

Steps:

• In a large skillet over heat, heat oil and add chicken and onion. Season with bouillon, paprika and salt and pepper to taste. When chicken is almost cooked through, stir in the mushrooms. Cover the skillet and cook for 5 more minutes or until the mushrooms are tender and the chicken juices run clear.
• When chicken is done, stir in the sour cream and turn off the heat. Serve hot over rice or pasta.

CHICKEN PERKET AKA CROATIAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Set a 6 quart crock pot on high; spray inside with nonstick cooking spray.
• Begin layering ingredients inside - tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, ¼ cup flour sprinkled evenly over all, 1 tablespoon garlic. Place in the chicken breast pieces and spread the remaining ¼ cup of flour over them. Add the mushrooms, remaining garlic; then evenly sprinkle over the black pepper and paprika. Pour the stock and white wine over the top.
• Cover and cook for 3 and ½ hours; remove chicken and 1/4 of the vegetables. Use a stand or immersion blender to puree the remaining vegetables, and thicken the liquid. Return the chicken and reserved vegetables to the pot; cover and cook for another half hour before serving. Also during that last half hour, prepare the pasta to desired tenderness; place a serving into bowl and top with sauce, chicken and some vegetables.

CHICKEN PAPRIKAS & HALUSKY (SLOVAK RECIPE)

Steps:

• In a 6-quart pot, saute onion in butter; add paprika. Add chicken pieces and brown for 10 minutes. Next, add enough water to cover chicken, cover pot and cook about 3/4 hour until chicken is tender. In a separae bowl, blend flour, milk and sour cream. remove 1/2 cup chicken broth and add to sour cream mixture. Add this to chicken. Simmer an additional 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• DUMPLINGS: In large mixing bowl, combine all ingrediens to form eleastic-consistency dough. Beat well. Drop by taspoonfull into large pot filled 3/4 full with boiling water and 1/2 tsp salt. Cook about 5 minutes. When dumplings float to top, remove with strainer into separate bowl. Add butter.
• Serve chicken and gravy over dumplings.