Hortobágyi Palacsinta are savory stuffed crepes from Hungary. They’re delicious and today, we’ve decided to share our favorite recipe with you!

Ingredients

For the chicken stew: 

• 2 large onions, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika powder
• 2 tomatoes
• 4 chicken breasts
• 4 chicken thighs
• 1 sweet pepper
• 1 tablespoon marjoram
• Salt
• Pepper
• 300ml sour cream

For the pancakes: 

• 200g self-rising flour
• 300ml milk
• 4 eggs
• 150ml sparkling water
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon cornflour

Directions

For the chicken stew: 

1. Cook onions with olive oil in a deep sauce pan until golden brown, then pull aside.
2. Gather onions into a pile and sprinkle in paprika powder. Stir well, add 100ml water and put back on the hob.
3. Cook for 1 minute, then add chicken breasts, and season with a generous amount of salt and pepper.
4. Peel tomato, then chop with sweet pepper into small cubes and add to chicken. Stir well, add 300ml of water, then cover with a lid and cook for 1h on low heat. Make sure the water doesn’t evaporate!

 

For the pancakes: 

1. Mix sugar, eggs and a pinch of salt until it becomes whitish.
2. Add flour and a bit of milk, and mix well.
3. Add rest of the milk and oil and continue mixing with a mixer.
4. Gently add the sparkling water and with the help of a spoon, blend into a silky batter (texture should look like single cream).

 

Jó étvágyat! Enjoy!