Vegetable Paprikash Food

VEGETARIAN MUSHROOM PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion and caraway seeds; cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown, about 12 minutes.
• Stir in sage, garlic and paprika; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds more. Add wine and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, salt and pepper. Serve over the noodles, garnished with parsley, if desired.

VEGETABLE PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add cabbage and next 10 ingredients (cabbage through red pepper); sauté 3 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until tender and mixture begins to thicken.
• Serve with noodles.

EGGPLANT PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• In a 4+ quart braising pan, heat the olive oil on a low flame until it spreads entirely across bottom of pan. Add onions and peppers. Sweat until soft.
• Turn heat up and stir in garlic. Keep stirring until the garlic releases it's aroma. Turn heat down.
• Remove onion, peppers and garlic from pan. Add more oil if needed. Turn heat up to medium high.
• Add eggplant cubes, keep stirring until they are becoming aromatic. Add the onions, peppers and garlic back. Turn heat down and cover.
• Combine tomatoes and vegetable broth in a microwave safe bowl and heat almost to boiling. Pour this into onion/eggplant mixture in the braising pan. Stir to combine.
• Sprinkle pimenton over mixture and stir in well.
• Simmer on low heat until liquid is absorbed. This can take up to 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
• Remove pan from heat and let vegetable mixture cool until it is possible to pick up an eggplant cube with your bare fingers and eat it.
• Stir in room temperature sour cream.
• Serve over brown rice.

MUSHROOM AND POTATO PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Warm the oil in a Dutch oven over high heat. Add half the mushrooms, season with salt, and brown for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. Meanwhile, spread the potatoes on a plate or a shallow bowl and microwave for 3 to 5 minutes; they should be about halfway cooked, not fully. (If you don't have a microwave, you can parcook in salted boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes instead.) Transfer the first batch of mushrooms to a plate, add a little more oil if the pan is dry, and brown the second batch the same way, seasoning with salt and transferring them to the plate when done.
• Reduce the heat to medium-high. Add the butter to the pot, then the onion. Season with salt and cook for 3 minutes, stirring, until the onion just begins to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes, until the onion is soft and the garlic is fragrant. Reduce the heat to low and add the sweet and smoked paprikas; stir well to combine the spices with the onion. Add the wine, increase the heat to medium and let it come to a simmer while you scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Add the vegetable stock and the crushed tomatoes, then the potatoes and mushrooms, along with any liquid that accumulated on the plate. Season generously with black pepper. Increase the heat to high to bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cover the pot. Cook for 15 minutes.
• Uncover the pot and cook for about 5 minutes more, until the potatoes are fully tender and the liquid has reduced a bit. Meanwhile, combine the sour cream and flour in a medium bowl, then whisk a few ladlefuls of the hot liquid into the sour cream mixture. Reduce the heat to low, then add the sour cream mixture and herbs to the pot. Stir well, and adjust the texture of the stew with up to ½ cup of water if it is too thick for your taste. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if you like.

MUSHROOMS PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Heat a large sauté pan or wok, add the caraway seeds and lightly toast over the heat for a few seconds. Add the oil, then tip in the onion, mushrooms and pepper, and season well (salt will help draw the moisture from the mushrooms). Cook, stirring frequently, for about 6-8 mins until the vegetables are softened and the onion is starting to turn golden.
• Stir the paprika into the vegetables, tip in the tomatoes, stock and half a can of water, and leave to cook for 5 mins. Top portions with the soured cream and parsley, if using, and serve with pasta, jacket potatoes, or garlic bread.

CHEF JOHN'S CHICKEN PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Season chicken generously on both sides with salt. Heat olive oil in a heavy, deep-sided pan (that comes with a lid) over high heat and brown the chicken well, skin-side down, about 5 minutes; flip and continue to sear until other side is browned, 3 to 4 minutes more. Turn off heat. Transfer the browned chicken to a plate and reserve until needed; spoon out excess chicken fat if desired.
• Add onions and a pinch of salt to the same pan and saute over medium until golden, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, tomato paste, and flour and cook, stirring, another 3 to 4 minutes to form a tomato roux. Stir in 1 teaspoon kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, smoked paprika, and sweet paprika and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and transfer chicken and accumulated juices back into the pan. Baste the tops with the sauce, cover the pan with the lid, and simmer, basting occasionally with the sauce, until the chicken is no longer pink in the centers and is fork-tender, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove the chicken and transfer to a plate.
• Skim some fat off the top of the sauce if desired. Whisk heavy cream and sour cream into the sauce and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Transfer the chicken and any juices back into the sauce. Simmer, uncovered, basting often, until chicken is heated through and very tender, about 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.