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fannie's homemade chicken and dumplings

(12 ratings)
Recipe by
FANNIE MCCOY
RUSK, TX

I REMEMBER MAMA COOKING CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WHEN I WAS A CHILD AND I OFTENED WONDERED HOW SHE GOT THEM TO MELT IN YOUR MOUTH LIKE THAT..UMM GOOD!

(12 ratings)
yield 4 -5
prep time 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr

Ingredients For fannie's homemade chicken and dumplings

  • to make broth you will need:
  • 2 1/2- 3 lb
    whole chicken
  • 2 c
    chichen broth
  • 1 tsp
    butter
  • water
  • 1 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1/8 tsp
    black pepper
  • to make dumplings you will need:
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 5 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1/2 c
    whole milk

How To Make fannie's homemade chicken and dumplings

  • 1
    PLACE THE CHICKEN INTO A LARGE BOILING POT ADD CHICKEN BROTH AND WATER ADD GARLIC POWDER AND BLACK PEPPER ,MAKE SURE THE CHICKEN IS COVERED WITH WATER BRING TO A BOIL AND REDUCE HEAT TO SIMMERING THROUGHOUT COOKING SKIM AWAY ANY FOAM IN YOUR POT .SIMMER FOR 1-1/2 HOURS UNTIL CHICKEN IS DONE AND TENDER. REMOVE CHICKEN FROM THE BROTH AND COOL.
  • 2
    DEBONE THE CHICKEN ONCE IT IS COOLED ENOUGH TO HANDLE, WHILE DEBONING THE CHICKEN DISCARD SKIN AND BONES...CUT DEBONED CHICKEN INTO BITE SIZE PIECES
  • 3
    MIX YOUR FLOUR,SALT,EGG,BUTTER AND MILK IN A MIXING BOWL, USE A HAND MIXER AND CONTINUE TO MIX UNTIL A BALL FORMS
  • 4
    FORM YOUR DUMPLINGS BY ROLLING OUT THE DOUGH TO ABOUT 1/8 INCH ON A CUTTING BOARD. USE A SHARP KNIFE OR A PIZZA CUTTER TO CUT YOUR DOUGH INTO BITE SIZE PIECES
  • 5
    BRING THE CHICKEN BROTH TO A BOIL. DROP DUMMPLINGS INTO BOILING BROTH, ENSURING THAT THEY SUBMERGE. ADD ALL OF YOUR DUMPLINGS TO THE BROTH ONE AT A TIME, YOU CAN KEEP DUMPLINGS FROM STICKING TOGETHER BY ADDING BUTTER AND DUNK DUMPLINGS ONE FINAL TIME , REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM LOW AND COOK 8 TO 10 MIN. NOW ADD CHICKEN AND SIMMER UNTIL CHICKEN IS HEATED .

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