chicken and dumplings
My version of the old time Chicken and Dumplings.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- DUMPLINGS
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon oregano, tyme, pepper, and salt
- 1 cup chicken broth
- BASE
- 1 - cooked and debone chicken cut into peices
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup all purpose four
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups starchy water used to cook dumplings in.
How To Make chicken and dumplings
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Step 1Dumplings: Mix together flour, oregano, thyme, pepper, salt and 1 cup chicken broth.
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Step 2Roll mixture out on a floured surface about 1/4 inch, Some people like them thicker. Cut into stripes, place on wax paper and put in freezer about 30 minutes.
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Step 3Bring about 8 cups of water to a boil with a tablespoon of salt. Break the dumplings off to what every size dumplings you want and put them into the boiling water. Let cook for 30 minutes and drain. Reserve 4 cups of the starchy water for base.
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Step 4Base: In a large pot cook butter, carrots, celery and onion for about 20 minutes until tender. Stir in flour and add heavy cream and chicken broth. Then add the 4 cups of starchy water that was used to cook the dumplings in. Then add your chicken and dumplings and cook for about 10 minutes.
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Step 5You can add more or less of the starchy water until it is at the consistence you want.
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