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Bakonyi Csirkemellragu (Bakonyi Chicken Stew)

Updated: Apr 11, 2022

This is a traditional Hungarian dish made from Chicken. I still remember those Sunday dinners when all my family members gathered at the table and my mother served this delicious meal for us. Kate reminded me of this memory when she cooked this food for us.



Bakonyi Csirkemell, Hungarian traditional dish.
Bakonyi Csirkemell

easy - quick


Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 10 dkg smoked bacon, thinly sliced

  • 2 onion, thinly sliced

  • 1 red pepper , thinly sliced

  • 2 tomatoes , thinly sliced

  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed

  • 50 dkg chicken breast (3-4 pieces), cut in small pieces

  • 25 dkg mushroom (champion or oyster), sliced

  • 15 dkg sour cream

  • 1 tbsp paprika

  • salt, pepper


Step 1

Sear the sliced bacon, then add onion and garlic.


Step 2

Add the vegetables and braise in a low heat.


Step 3

Cut the chicken breast into chunks than add it to the vegetables. Season it with salt and pepper. If needed add some water to the chicken to help the braising process.


Step 4

Whilst our chicken is cooking, make a sauce from paprika and sour cream.


Step 5

Wash and cut the champion or oyster mushroom into slices.


Step 6

Before our chicken is fully cooked, add the mushrooms and continue cooking until the mushrooms are soft.


Step 7

Finally, add the sour cream spoon by spoon and stir it well.



Serve with nokedli which is also a traditional Hungarian side dish made with fresh eggs, salt, water, and flour, but pasta or rice are also perfect.






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