Chicken Perket Aka Croatian Chicken Stew Recipes

CHICKEN PERKET AKA CROATIAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Set a 6 quart crock pot on high; spray inside with nonstick cooking spray.
• Begin layering ingredients inside - tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, ¼ cup flour sprinkled evenly over all, 1 tablespoon garlic. Place in the chicken breast pieces and spread the remaining ¼ cup of flour over them. Add the mushrooms, remaining garlic; then evenly sprinkle over the black pepper and paprika. Pour the stock and white wine over the top.
• Cover and cook for 3 and ½ hours; remove chicken and 1/4 of the vegetables. Use a stand or immersion blender to puree the remaining vegetables, and thicken the liquid. Return the chicken and reserved vegetables to the pot; cover and cook for another half hour before serving. Also during that last half hour, prepare the pasta to desired tenderness; place a serving into bowl and top with sauce, chicken and some vegetables.

CROATIAN CHICKEN "PAPRIKAS"

Steps:

• Melt the lard in a pot.
• Add 2 large onions finely minced and sauté it until the onion is soft and transparent.
• Chop the chicken into small pieces (mouthfull). Than, add chicken pieces and sauté it until the meat is white.
• Add wine and sauté it for 5 more minutes.
• Than add 3 teaspoons of paprika (chili to taste), salt pepper and caraway seeds.
• Add water to cover the chicken.
• Sauté for 50 minutes or until chicken is soft.
• At the end add 2-3 teaspoons of sour cream and cook for 2-5 more minutes.
• Serve with noodles or mashed potatoes, and inevitably white wine (you've used in the paprikas).
• As a salad with it I would recommend red beet.