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My grandmother was notorious for her version of  Hungarian chicken paprikash. There was no duplicating that recipe. In fact, I have never actually tried. I just grew up and moved on believing I could never ever have it again. Then I was sitting looking over the recipes I wanted to try for 2015 and just knew that this had to be on my list. It is one of those things that includes probably most of the things that you already have in your pantry and makes the perfect cold weather comfort food meal. I tip my babushka to you Mary. Well done.

Take 2 1/2 cups of flour and three beaten eggs along with a 1/2 cup of water and mix until the batter is stiff and gooey.

Boil water in a sauce pan and drop the batter by spoonfuls into the pan and when they float they are done. Drain and set aside. Keep warm.

Take your 1 pound of chicken and saute' it in butter with a medium chopped onion until lightly browned. Take out the chicken and set aside. Keep warm.

Add paprika (2 tbsp or to taste) and some salt and pepper to the pan. Include the mixture of 2 cups of sour cream and 2 tbsp flour and simmer for ten minutes or until the sauce thickens.

In the end it looks a lot like this. Some recipes call for more oil which makes the sauce more red and less creamy. I have also seen people skip making the dumplings all together and just add pasta. I think that if you're going for a more authentic taste and texture you have to make the dumplings.

I served it along side a light salad of spinach with berries and a glass of wine. 

Let's call this my cheat day. Worth it.