main dishes from the past: chicken and dumplings

Name: Main Dishes from the Past: Chicken and Dumplings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 1 5-6lb ready-to-cook stewing chicken cut up; - or 2-3 lb ready-to-cook broiler -fryer cut up; - 4 stalks of celery with leaves cut up; - 1 carrot sliced; - 1 small onion cut up; - 2 sprigs of parsley; - 1 bay leaf; - 2 tsp salt; - 1/4 tsp pepper; ## HOMEMADE DUMPLINGS; - 1 cup of all purpose flour; - 2 tsp baking powder; - 1/2 cup of milk; - 2 tbsp cooking oil; - snipped parsley

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Shirley Murtagh

Winnipeg, MB

Updated on Feb 25, 2015

This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks Better Homes and Garden Home-style Cooking c1975. Sorry folks but I have never made this recipe. It looks good in the cookbook. I don't know how to transfer pictures to the recipe. Again sorry. I do however plan to make this recipe. Please give it a try and let me know how you like it.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 3 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 6-8 people

Ingredients

- 1 5-6lb ready-to-cook stewing chicken cut up
- or 2-3 lb ready-to-cook broiler -fryer cut up
- 4 stalks of celery with leaves cut up
- 1 carrot sliced
- 1 small onion cut up
- 2 sprigs of parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
HOMEMADE DUMPLINGS
- 1 cup of all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- snipped parsley

How To Make main dishes from the past: chicken and dumplings

Step 1

In a Dutch oven add water to chicken to cover.

Step 2

Add celery and next 6 ingredients. Cover; bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer until meat is tender about 2+1/2 hrs.
Step 3

Prepare homemade dumplings; drop from tablespoon directly onto chicken in boiling stalk
Step 4

Cover tightly, return to boiling Reduce heat; DO NOT lift cover. Simmer 12-15 minutes
Step 5

Remove dumplings and chicken to platter; keep hot.
Step 6

Strain broth. In a saucepan bring 4 cups of broth to boiling.
Step 7

Stir 1 cup of cold water into flour; gradually stir into broth, mixing well. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
Step 8

Stir in 1+1/2 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp of pepper
Step 9

Pour over chicken and dumplings. Serves 6-8
Step 10

HOMEMADE DUMPLINGS: Method:
Step 11

Stir in 1 cup of all purpose flour with 2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt
Step 12

Mix 1/2 cup of milk with 2 Tbsp of cooking oil; add with snipped parsley to flour mixture. Stir to moisten
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