Chicken Paprika Goulash with homemade chicken stock – Dairy-free version

👨‍🍳 Method

For the homemade chicken stock ✓ Homemade · or skip – back to store-bought

1. 1
   Put the chicken, the onion, carrot, celery, parsley, bay leaves and peppercorns and the water in a pot and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam that rises during the first 15 minutes with a spoon.

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2. 2
   Turn down and simmer gently 2.5–3 hours.

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   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
3. 3
   Strain the stock.

   Colander

To assemble

1. 4
   Cut the chicken into large chunks.

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2. 5
   Heat the oil in a wide pot and brown the chicken on all sides. Remove to a plate.

   StoveWide, shallow pot

   💡Brown the meat in batches, without crowding: in a crowded pot it stews in its own juices instead of searing.

   💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
3. 6
   Add the onion to the oil left in the wide pot and fry 5 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.

   StoveWide, shallow pot

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
4. 7
   Add the garlic and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

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   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.
5. 8
   Add the peppers and fry about 10 minutes, stirring, until it softens.

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6. 9
   Add the paprika, smoked paprika and cumin and fry 30 seconds, until fragrant.

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   💡Paprika burns quickly and turns bitter: half a minute in the oil is enough, then move straight on to the next step.
7. 10
   Add the tomatoes and stock and bring to a boil.

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8. 11
   Return the chicken to the pot and season with salt and black pepper.
9. 12
   Turn down to low, cover and simmer 35–40 minutes, until the chicken soft.

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10. 13
    Serve with the unsweetened soy yogurt and rice.