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Mrs. Nagy’s Hungarian Chicken Paprikas

A Toledo friend of the Miller family, who perfected this recipe. You can also get some that is pretty good at Tony Packo’s in Toledo!  

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Mrs. Nagy’s Hungarian Chicken Paprikas


Description

A homemade noodle and chicken dish that is melt in your mouth delish.


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Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 tbls salt
  • 4 tbls shortening
  • 45 cut up chicken breasts
  • 1 tbls hot hungarian paprika
  • 1 1/2 C water
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 pint sour cream

Noodles

  • 2 C flour (less if gluten free)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2/3 C water or milk

Instructions

Noodles

  1. Mix ingredients. Drop small amounts into boiling water off the edge of a plate. They will look like lumpy gummy worms. Boil for 10-15 minutes then rinse and drain with cold water.

Sauce

  1. Brown onions in shortening with seasonings and chicken. Add water and simmer slowly until tender. Remove chicken and add sour cream to drippings in the pan and mix well. Add noodles or dumplings. Arrange chicken on top and serve with extra sauce.

Notes

  • This is a very special dish loved by many. Anyone who tries will immediately taste the hard work and love put into it.

 

Walnut Shrimp

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Walnut Shrimp


  • Author: Meara Perrin

Description

The Perrin Family favorite when we go to China Village. Took years to master at home! *You will be making use of your dishwasher for this one.


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Ingredients

  • 1 bag of peeled, cooked shrimp
  • Salt
  • Cornstarch or baking powder
  • Flour, tempura batter, and Panko crumbs
  • Oil
  • Lemon and Lime juice (the real stuff)
  • Real Mayo
  • 1/2 can Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
  • Eggs
  • Candied walnuts
  • White rice
  • Canned Pineapples
  • Honey

Instructions

  1. Place shrimp in a bowl of water with salt (peel if needed).
  2. Crack eggs in a bowl and whip.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix flour, tempura, panko.
  4. In another separate bowl, mix mayo, lemon, lime, and condensed milk.
  5. Dip shrimp in egg bowl, then flour bowl, then fry in oil. Oil should be hot enough to quickly fry – don’t overcook.
  6. Place fried shrimp on paper towel and then in large bowl.
  7. Once all shrimp is fried, lightly and carefully toss mayo mix in with shrimp. Feel free to save a little sauce on the side for serving, and drizzle with honey.
  8. Serve over cooked rice with candied walnuts and pineapple chunks.

Notes

  • The trick to make it taste the closest to China Village is the amount of lemon/lime mixed in and no healthy alternatives (that’s right!). Unfortunately, you can’t tell until it is already mixed with the shrimp.
  • Also called mayonnaise shrimp, or honey shrimp in restaurants.

Stuffing Mixture for Cabbage or Green Peppers

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Stuffing Mixture


  • Author: Meara Perrin

Description

A spicy sweet meaty mix for cabbage rolls or green peppers. Ok to freeze.


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Ingredients

Part 1

  • 1 lb/roll italian sausage
  • 1 lb/roll breakfast sausage – maple or sage
  • 1 lb/roll ground beef
  • 1 large purple onion
  • 1 large white onion
  • 1 full garlic clove – minced
  • 1 pkg small bella mushrooms

Part 2

  • 1 large can Herdez Salsa
  • 12 cans Diced italian tomatoes (I prefer S&M or Walmart)
  • 1 can Claussen Sauerkraut
  • Meara Spice (Tapins, season salt, kosher salt, pepper)
  • 1/4 C Honey
  • 1/4 C white sugar
  • 2 tbsp Allspice or pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 C Arborio rice

Part 3

  • 1 Bag of cheese
  • Green Peppers or cabbage

Instructions

  1. Part 1: Dice, chop and saute in Star brand garlic EVOO in large skillet until crispy.
  2. Part 2: Add and simmer until rice is al dente. Ok to package and freeze at this point.
  3. Part 3: Roll into semi-wilted cabbage or fill roasted peppers and top with cheese and bake 30 min.

Notes

  • You know those packages of small multicolor sweet peppers at the grocery? Fill and bake for an easy go to appetizer.