Chicken With Sour Cream - (pui Cu Smantana Acra)

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large chicken, 5 - 6 lbs
• 1/4 lb butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 pint sour cream
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced thin
• 3 scallions, chopped coarse, green tops as well
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped coarse
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon hungarian paprika
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 clean chicken well, and cut into pieces.
• 3 brown pieces in hot butter in heavy frying pan.
• 4 remove chicken to a covered casserole dish.
• 5 make a roux; reheat butter in pan and add flour and water, blending carefully.
• 6 heat and stir until mixture is light brown.
• 7 cool roux thoroughly, (will not curdle if roux is cooled before sour cream is added).
• 8 add sour cream slowly, to the roux, mixing well; simmer for a few minutes.
• 9 pour this over chicken in the casserole dish.
• 10 add mushrooms, seasoning, parsley, pepper, chopped scallions with green tops, and water.
• 11 sprinkle hungarian paprika over mixture.
• 12 cover casserole dish tightly; place in preheated oven, and cook for 1-1/2 hrs, or until chicken is tender.