Boggis's Chicken (Chicken & Dumplings)

Submitted by StinaWina

"I love this recipe! It is from the Roald Dahl story, The Fantastic Mr. Fox and can be seen in "Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes". I suggest you try it. It is definitely worth the work. Kids will love the meal as much as they will love the story. From your friend, StinaWina, the 9 year old chef"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 45mins
• Ingredients: 21
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 lbs chicken
• 1 onion, halved
• 1 lb carrot, peeled and sliced thickly
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
• 1 chicken flavored bullion cube
• 5 ounces frozen or fresh peas

• Sauce

• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 3 1⁄2 cups chicken stock (from above ingredients)
• 6 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste

• Dumplings

• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 ounces Crisco or 2 ounces vegetable shortening
• 2 ounces corn, fresh or canned
• 1 pinch salt
• cold water

directions

1. Put chicken into a large pot with other ingredients, except the peas.
2. Add enough water to cover 3/4 of the chicken.
3. Cover pot and bring to a gentle boil, reducing heat to a simmer.
4. Simmer about 1 1/2 hours.
5. Remove chicken from pot and cool.
6. Reserve the liquid and carrots.
7. Skim off any fat.
8. Chop up chicken into bite sized pieces.
9. Sauce: Melt butter and add flour.
10. Stir, cooking for 1 minute.
11. Combine milk and chicken stock and gradually add to butter/flour mixture.
12. Boil and cook for one minute.
13. Remove from heat.
14. stir in 5 1/2 tablespoons of parsley, salt and pepper.
15. Dumplings: Mix together flour, baking powder, shortening, corn (optional), salt and pepper.
16. Bind with enough cold water to make a smooth dough.
17. With floured hands, divide the dough into 12 portions and roll into balls.
18. In a large pot, bring sauce back to a simmer and add the chicken, carrots, peas and dumplings (they will sink).
19. Cover with a lid and cook for 20 minutes until dumplings are light and fluffy.
20. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and serve.

Reviews

[DeSouter]

Delicious! This recipe is from my niece, StinaWina, so I have tried this tasty dish. It takes a while to prepare, but you are on to other aspects of the recipe while others are cooking. It is a super dish for fall/winter. Christina is right....you'll love the dish as much as you love the story (which I HIGHLY recommend for kids AND adults).