I have been looking for this recipe on and off for 30 years. Thank you!

Me too Aaron... Very similar to my Hungarian grannys which she never wrote down!

I add chicken broth and use evaporated milk in place of the cream. If time doesn't permit making home made dumplings, I purchase egg noodles from the freezer section of the grocery store.

This is almost exactly how my Hungarian grandmother used to make it and how my mom makes it. I was just curious and found this recipe. I bake chicken in oven with chicken broth and seasonings. Then I use the chicken broth to make gravy. In the sour cream I add some flour so the gravy thickens. When you do the gravy make sure to just keep whisking it even when you think it looks lumpy. Don't give up keep wisking and it will turn out great!! Also dumplings can also be made with just eggs, flour and salt. Makes a great easy dumpling.

This is very close, but My Grandpa and Father would fry two to three strips of bacon and brown onions and bell peppers in the bacon grease...

My grandmother used more sour cream and more paprika. Her dumplings were magic, I think I've got that through experimentation . Anybody familiar with szhutni salina?

My mom uses bacon grease instead of oil for browning the onions. Its less healthy but it makes all the difference to the taste!

Whomever said to use Bacon Grease is right on. It just gives it that something EXTRA. Laszlo

I am also using Bacon Grease for browning, an eggs only for dumplings. Very tasty. Csirke Paprikás. Gáspár

If you're substituting bacon grease, be sure to reduce the salt.

Does this work with rabbit?

This is just like grandma used to make. I add more paprika and sour cream to taste. There is nothing better!

This recipe was so simple. It was absolutely delicious. I added slightly more paprika then called for. I didn't however use any cream for more gravy. I used an entire 16 oz. container of sour cream and when the recipe called for water, it never said how much. Apparently I used just enough. It was a guessing game, but it worked out in the end. Will definitely keep this recipe for the future.