Romanian Sour Cream Chicken

A classic romanian dish.

Clean chicken and cut into pieces.

Brown pieces in hot butter in heavy frying pan , then remove chicken to casserole.

Reheat butter in pan and add flour , blending carefully.

Heat and stir until mixture is light brown.

Cool roux thoroughly.

Will not curdle if roux is cooled before sour cream is added.

Add sour cream slowly , mix well and simmer for a few minutes.

Pour this over chicken in casserole.

Add mushrooms , seasonings , parsley and scallions and water.

Sprinkle paprika over mixture.

Cover tightly , place in a 325 degree oven and cook for 1 1 / 2 hours , or until chicken is tender.

The sauce that is made is very thin , so i would make a larger roux , or at the end add a thickener.

roasting chicken, butter, flour, sour cream, mushroom, salt, pepper, parsley, scallions, water, paprika