Pui Stroganoff / Chicken Stroganoff

Ingrediente / Ingredients

• 5 pulpe de pui superioare fara piele, dezosate si taiate in bucati mici / 5 skinless, boneless chicken thighs washed and cut into bite size pieces
• 35 g linguri  boia dulce / 35 g  paprika
• ½ lingurita sare / ½  teaspoon salt
• 30 g faina / 30 g flour
• 1 ceapa mica tocata / 1 small chopped onion 
• 300 g ciuperci feliate / 300 g sliced mushrooms
• 60 ml vermouth sau vin alb / 60 ml vermouth or white wine
• 125 ml supa de pui / 125 ml chicken stock
• 1 lingura pasta de rosii / 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 frunza foi de dafin / 1 bay leaf
• 60 g iaurt simplu / 60 g  plain yogurt
• sare si piper dupa gust / salt and pepper to taste
• putin patrunjel tocat (optional) / some chopped parsley (optional)

Method of preparation

1. Se prepara puiul iar dupa se amesteca cu faina, sarea si boiaua dulce.

Prep the chicken then mix it with flour, salt and paprika. 

2. Intr-o tigaie incinsa la foc mare se adauga putin ulei de masline si se rumeneste puiul pe toate partile.

In a hot pan over high heat add some olive oil and brown the chicken on all sides. 

3. Puiul se scoate pe o farfurie .

Remove the chicken  to a plate. 

4. Se mai adauga ulei daca este nevoie iar dupa se adauga ceapa si ciupercile. Acestea se rumenesc, asigurandu-va  ca nu se ard.

Add some more oil if needed then add the onions and mushrooms. Get these  brown tossing to make sure nothing gets burned.

5. Se pune (deglaze) vermouth sau vin in tigaie dupa care se adauga supa de pui, pasta de rosii si frunza de dafin.

Deglaze the pan with the vermouth or wine then add the chicken stock, tomato paste, and bay leaf.

6. Se da focul putin mai incet si se adauga puiul. Se lasa puiul sa fiarba, amestecand pentru a amesteca faina de pe pui cu sosul pentru a se ingrosa.

Turn down the heat a bit and and add the chicken. Let the chicken cook, stirring to mix the flour on the chicken with the sauce to help it thicken.

7. Odata ce puiul este gata iar sosul este gros, se da focul mai incet si se adauga iaurtul.

Once the chicken is done and the sauce is  thick, turn down the heat and add the yogurt.

8. Se adauga inca putin sare si piper daca doriti.

Add some more salt and pepper if you like.

9. Se presara cu putin patrunjel tocat si se serveste peste taitei cu ou.

Sprinkle with some chopped parsley and serve over egg noodles.