Chicken in tomato-sour cream sauce

Description

There are two options,

Instructions

1. 1

   Step 1

   Wash the chicken, dry it, and place it in a frying pan with a small amount of vegetable oil. Sear over high heat for a short time to form a crust.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Then carefully remove the chicken from the skillet and transfer it to a saucepan.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Peel the onion and sweet pepper, cut into medium pieces.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Place in the skillet in which the bird was fried, and fry a little.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Transfer the vegetables to a saucepan, and add a little flour to the frying pan. In the recipe for chicken in tomato-sour cream sauce, flour is used as a thickener, but it can be omitted if desired.

6. 6

   Step 6

   When the flour is slightly roasted, gradually pour in the broth in a thin stream and stir to prevent lumps from forming.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Pour the broth into a saucepan and place it on the heat.

8. 8

   Step 8

   When the broth comes to a boil, add sour cream and tomato paste. Mix well until smooth.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Salt slightly and add sugar. Add herbs and paprika.

10. 10

    Step 10

    Bring everything to a boil and simmer over low heat until the chicken is cooked through. Cooking time depends on the size of the chicken pieces.

11. 11

    Step 11

    When the chicken in sour cream and tomato sauce becomes tender, it can be served garnished with fresh herbs (in this case, basil leaves).

12. 12

    Step 12

    Using the second preparation method, simply combine all ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and simmer over low heat.

13. 13

    Step 13

    Serve at the table.