Chicken Paprika With Dumplings - chicken

Method

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut chicken into 8 pieces, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or a heavy frying pan that can go into oven.
• Saute chicken over medium-high heat until pieces are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Remove chicken with a slotted spoon, and sprinkle with salt.
• Place onion in same pan, saute until soft.
• Remove pan from heat, and let cool for 2 minutes.
• Stir in mild and hot paprikas.
• Return chicken to pan on top of onions.
• In a small saucepan, heat chicken stock, and stir in tomato paste.
• Bring to a boil, stirring until tomato paste dissolves.
• Pour over chicken.
• Place pan, uncovered, in middle of oven for around 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken every 10 minutes or so.
• Sauce will thicken.
• To make dumplings, mix flour with eggs and salt until a thick dough forms.
• In a saucepan, bring 4 cups stock to a boil.
• Drop dumpling dough by half teaspoons into stock, simmering for about 4 minutes.
• Dumplings are done when plumped up and firm.
• Drain, and stir them into chicken mixture during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Sprinkle with parsley, and serve.