Josh’s Hungarian Dipping Sauce

(for fried chicken, chicken strips and more)

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What is Hungarian Sauce?

Well, I am happy to answer this question, but first, let me tell you what it’s not. It’s not Hungarian! You will not find this sauce at a chicken joint in Budapest! Sorry to disappoint you. This is however, a Hungarian “inspired” dipping sauce for fried chicken or chicken strips. There’s the key word, “inspired.”

Hungarians do utilize paprika in a lot of their dishes. There’s Hungarian Goulash, it has paprika in it. There’s Hungarian Chicken Paprikash, a chicken dish in a creamy paprika sauce, super good by-the-way! I have my recipe of that here on this website. You can find it here. This is the dish that inspired my Hungarian dipping sauce as I like to call it. It’s a dairy based creamy paprika sauce. Of course it has paprika, but it also has other spices too. See the recipe below

You will notice in the recipe that I call for Spicy Hungarian Paprika. You may ask if you can use regular paprika or smoked paprika instead. You can use it, but the flavor may be a bit underwhelming. This sauce is suppose to have a kick. You can purchase Spicy Hungarian Paprika at some European stores, or you can buy it on Amazon.

Okay, without further ado! Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 – 2 teaspoons of Spicy Hungarian Paprika (depending on how much spice you can handle)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons flour

Instructions

1. Add chicken broth to a pot
2. Add salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder to the pot
3. Spoon in tomato paste to pot and stir well
4. Bring to a light boil
5. Meanwhile, in a bowl combine sour cream, heavy cream, and flour.
6. Add a little sauce from the pot to the cream mix and combine well
7. Add the cream/sauce mixture to the pot with broth
8. Lower heat to simmer and simmer until thickened (roughly 5 to 10 minutes)
9. Let Cool, and enjoy with fried chicken, chicken strips, chicken fingers, or even French fries.