July 30, 2003

BY POPULAR REQUEST (ok. only one person asked for a recipe)

this is the easiest and best chicken paprikash you will ever taste. i swear to god. i NEVER make it in this small of a quantity, but i down-sized it for you. if you don't have lawry's seasoned salt, buy it. just for this recipe. you'll use it. this will be the dish you make for company.

1/2 stick butter, melted in a pot
2 medium onions, cut in medium (about 1") chunks
lawry's seasoned salt, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika
6 pieces of chicken
flour (maybe 2T)
water (~1/2 cup)
1/4 - 1/2 c sour cream

start cooking the onions in the butter, season onions liberally with lawry's seasoned salt, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika.

add chicken -- i'd use half dark meat and half breasts -- wash the chicken first, pat it dry, and JUST PLACE THE CHICKEN ON TOP OF THE ONIONS.

season again (liberally) with lawry's seasoned salt, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika. put a lid on the pot, cook on medium until you hear it really start to cook, then turn down to simmer. cook for 2 hours. shake the pot once in a while to unstick food -- I DON'T TAKE THE LID OFF TO STIR AT ALL.
when done (2 hours), remove chicken pieces, thicken onions and liquid (there will be quite a bit) with a slurry of the flour and water -- then add a little sour cream (1/4 to 1/2 cup) -- this is the gravy.

serve this with rice or mashed potatoes or spaetzle or noodles. whatever.


and here are a couple pictures i took tuesday (from the golf cart) while bill golfed. i'm having so much fun with this camera; i can't wait to use it at the wedding.

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Posted by Stacey at July 30, 2003 08:22 PM
Comments

those are some fucking awesome pictures. especially #2. AWESOME!

Posted by: Matt at July 31, 2003 01:07 AM

I am going to try that recipe and will let you know what I think.

Great pictures Stacey. Great legs Bill!

Posted by: Michelle at July 31, 2003 05:50 AM

the pictures are HUGE. i need to work on that. sorry.

Posted by: stacey at July 31, 2003 07:53 AM

Yeah I felt like I was in the front row at the movies!

Just printed out your recipie sounds good

Posted by: Charlene at July 31, 2003 09:21 AM

WOW!
GREAT pics, Stacey!!

Posted by: Kathy Howe at July 31, 2003 10:22 AM

I will try the recipe as soon as you tell me what a "stick" of butter is. You americans and your crazy measuring systems. :-)

Posted by: jenB at July 31, 2003 12:40 PM

HMMMM. a stick of butter. it's 1/4 lb. 8T. neither of which helps, i'm sure. lemme think. 4 ounces? do you need grams? this stuff always killed me in school. 454 grams to a pound? so 113.5 grams. am i helping? or making it worse?

Posted by: stacey at July 31, 2003 01:13 PM

wait! the recipe's for HALF A STICK. so use HALF of those weird numbers. wow. i thought the lawry's was gonna be sticky.

Posted by: stacey at July 31, 2003 01:15 PM

Hey there.... will you come over and COOK IT too?
- Dana

Posted by: d at July 31, 2003 01:41 PM

Hey, how did I know he was a baldy??!! LOL (sorry bill!)

Recipe sounds great.

Is it my imagination or did you capture a rainbow in the first picture?

Posted by: kathy at July 31, 2003 02:00 PM

yup. he's bald. and, as you can see, no comb-over baldy. in fact, he uses clippers himself on what hair he does have. i like it.

the rainbow effect was from taking the picture turned in the direction of the sun. just in the lens. there was no rainbow that day.

Posted by: stacey at July 31, 2003 02:59 PM

ounces or tablespoons makes perfect sense :-) a stick means nothing to me though. im hungry now!

Posted by: jenB at July 31, 2003 04:05 PM

hungry? You bet. I took the liberty of copying out your recipe, Stacey, I think that one is going to be a winner. Ta muchly! And those photos? excellent.

Posted by: The Fish at August 1, 2003 11:10 AM

I link to Billy and he SHUTS THE PLACE DOWN... what is up with that one?
-d

Posted by: d at August 1, 2003 02:15 PM

we're talking about consolidating the sites. i don't know if i want him here. what do you think?

Posted by: stacey at August 1, 2003 02:44 PM

I think he's ticking me off... LOL

I don't know.... that could be interesting. How do "YOU" feel about it. Could get sticky and messy too...

-d

Posted by: d at August 1, 2003 03:01 PM

but on the other hand.... could work quite easily... all I know is that I like reading both of you; so I would hate for one of you to stop posting!!

-d

Posted by: d at August 1, 2003 03:12 PM

HE'S GOT TO START PAYING FOR HIS SITE, AND MINE'S PAID, TOO, SO...

Posted by: stacey at August 1, 2003 03:24 PM

In that case... my wallet would say.... "JOINT FORCES!" But why on this one day I link to his very well written article about Taco Bell? **crys hysterically**
-d

Posted by: d at August 1, 2003 04:03 PM

1) I'm totally gonna make that chicken
2) Bill's shinier than I am - that's some shine

Posted by: dan at August 1, 2003 05:05 PM

Hey check out my post today.... PASS THE PIGS RULED LAST NIGHT!!

**thanks**
-d

Posted by: d at August 2, 2003 09:53 AM