Chicken Paprikash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. margarine
1 case diced onions
1 case diced celery
50 lb. pulled white meat chicken
2 1/2 c. paprika
3 tsp. garlic powder
4 gal. water
1 container chicken base
1/2 pkg. chicken gravy
4 (5 lb.) tubs sour cream
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat margarine in a 5-gallon pot. Add onion and celery; saut until lightly browned (about 5 minutes). Stir in paprika; add chicken, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir in water and chicken base. Cover and simmer until heated through, about 30 minutes. Put in steam table pans, two 12 x 20 x 6 x 1 and one 12 x 9 x 6. Add sour cream to each pan. Stir gently and put in oven at 250\u00b0 until serving time. Ladle over parsley noodles. Do not overcook. Meat will become stringy. Makes 250 servings.