Chicken and Dumplings
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
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For Chicken
- 1 (2 1/2 lb) roasting chickens, cut into 8 pieces
- 3 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 teaspoon house seasoning
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup or (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
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For Dumplings
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ice water
directions
- Place the chicken, celery, onion, bay leaves, bouillon, and House Seasoning in a large pot.
- Add 4 quarts of water and in water and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Simmer the chicken until it is tender and the thigh juices run clear, about 40 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and, when it is cool enough to handle, remove the skin and separate the meat from the bones.
- Return the chicken meat to the pot.
- Keep warm over low heat.
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Dumplings:
- Mix the flour with the salt and mound together in a mixing bowl.
- Beginning at the center of the mound, drizzle a small amount of ice water over the flour.
- Using your fingers, and moving from the center to the sides of the bowl, gradually incorporate about 3/4 cup of ice water.
- Knead the dough and form it into ball.
- Dust a good amount of flour onto a clean work surface.
- Roll out the dough (it will be firm), working from center to 1/8-inch thick.
- Let the dough relax for several minutes.
- Add the cream of celery soup to the pot with the chicken and simmer gently over medium-low heat.
- Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces.
- Pull a piece in half and drop the halves into the simmering soup. Repeat.
- Do not stir the chicken once the dumplings have been added.
- Gently move the pot in a circular motion so the dumplings become submerged and cook evenly.
- Cook until the dumplings float and are no longer doughy, 3 to 4 minutes.
- To serve, ladle chicken, gravy, and dumplings into warm bowls.
- Paula's Note: If the chicken stew is too thin it can be thickened before the dumplings are added.
- Simply mix together 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 1/4 cup of water then whisk this mixture into the stew.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Charlotte J
United States