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Place thinly sliced onions in the bottom of your slow cooker.
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Season both sides of each chicken thigh with salt, pepper, and paprika (in that order).
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Its virtually impossible to over season this dish, as excess seasonings will fall off the thighs, but be aware of your salt nonetheless.
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You can use chicken breasts if you prefer, but I dont find the flavor as deep.
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If you DO decide to use chicken breasts, make sure you get the bone-in kind (again, for deeper flavor).
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Place your chicken thighs in your slow cooker on top of the onions.
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Pour the water over the chicken and cover.
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Cook on low approximately 8 hours, or on high for at least 4 hours.
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The lower and longer the better.
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(You can add some tapioca starch at this point to ensure a nice thick gravy at the end Ive never done it, but thats the best starch to use given the low temperatures.
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Do NOT add cornstarch or flour at this time).
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Once the chicken has had time to get delicious and tender, take the chicken pieces from the pot, and remove the bones.
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This is another benefit to thighs very few bones!
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Set the meat aside.
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Do NOT strain out the liquid!
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Mix the sour cream into the liquid left in the slow cooker.
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If you desire a thicker sauce, make a slurry out of 1/4 cup water and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, and whisk into the gravy.
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Bring to a boil in a pot until thickened.
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Stir the gravy and the chicken together.
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Serve over cooked egg noodles with some Hungarian Bikaver wine (or any light bodied red/crisp dry white), good company, and lots of laughter!
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(Traditional method: Season chicken as above then brown on both sides.
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Remove the chicken and set aside.
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Add onions to the pan and saute until translucent.
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Return chicken to the pan along with approximately 1 cup of water, cover, and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, or until cooked through and tender.
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Then follow the remaining steps from step 4 above.)
