Easysimple Chicken N Dumplins Food

EASY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Sauté the carrots, celery, and onions in 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large pot over medium high heat until softened a bit and beginning to brown (about 3 minutes).
• Add 1/4 cup flour, stir to coat.
• Add chicken broth (4 cups) and bring to a boil.
• Turn the heat down to simmer and add 1/2 cup milk and the chicken. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, to make the dumplings, mix together the remaining 1 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, melted, until flour mixture is crumbly looking. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of milk and stir until JUST combined. Do NOT over mix, or your dumplings may be dense.
• Add spoonfuls of the dumpling mixture to the simmering pot- I recommend using a small cookie scoop for this (a tablespoon can also be used).
• Cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes, or until dumplings are fluffy, cooked, and float to the top. No peeking!
• Serve garnished with extra fresh thyme and fresh ground pepper, if desired.

THE BEST CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the chicken: Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot with a lid over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the carrots, celery, onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt and about 10 grinds black pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables just begin to soften but don't take on any color, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the wine and simmer until completely evaporated, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the butter until completely melted. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir until it is completely incorporated and a sandy paste forms. Pour in the milk and stir until the flour has been smoothly incorporated into the liquid.
• Add the chicken and the chicken stock to the pot and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil then lower the heat to medium-low and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in the parsley and peas and remove from the heat.
• For the dumplings: Whisk together the flour, baking powder, garlic salt, 1/2 teaspoon salt and about 10 grinds black pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in the melted butter until just combined, then add the milk and stir until a ball of dough forms.
• Use a small ice cream scoop or measuring cup to scoop 10 balls of dough into the pot (about 2 tablespoons each). Cover the pot and simmer over medium-low until the dumplings have puffed up and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes. Divide among bowls and sprinkle with more parsley.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN "N" DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the chicken: In a large pot, cover the chicken with water and add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil and let simmer until cooked through, about 40 minutes. Let cool, then remove the chicken meat from the bones. Add the shredded chicken back to the broth and reserve.
• For the dumplings: Add the flour, baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt to a mixing bowl and mix well. Add the milk and egg and mix well with a fork. Bring the reserved chicken broth to a simmer. Drop the dough into the broth by the spoonful and simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes. Add some roux and cook until the broth has thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the chicken "n" dumplings covered with gravy.

QUICK-N-EASY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• To make the dumpling batter, combine the baking mix, milk and garlic powder in a medium bowl. Stir until just combined. Set aside.
• In a medium pot, combine the stock, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaf and bring to a boil. In a small dish, whisk the flour with 1/4 cup water and stir into the chicken stock. Add the chicken and mixed vegetables. Using a tablespoon or an ice cream scoop, drop scoops of the dumpling batter into the boiling stock. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cover and cook an additional 10 minutes. Garnish each serving with fresh parsley.

OLD FASHION CHICKEN 'N DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large pot.
• Add the chicken, 1tsp. salt, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, and parsley to the pot.
• Reduce the heat to simmer and cook the chicken, uncovered, for 2 hours.
• The liquid will reduce by about one third.
• When the chicken has cooked, remove it from the pot and set it aside.
• Strain the stock to remove all the vegetables and floating scum.
• you only want the stock and the chicken, so toss everything else out.
• Pour 1 1/2 quarts (6 cups) of the stock back into the pot (keep the leftover stock, if any for another recipe- it can be frozen).
• Use a smaller pot of a large saucepan for this.
• Add pepper, remaining 1/2 teaspoons salt, and lemon juice.
• Reheat stock over med. heat while preparing dumplings.
• For dumplings: Combine ingredients in bowl.
• Stir until smooth, let rest for 5-10 minute
• Roll out onto floured surface to 1/2 inch thickness.
• Cut into 1/2 inch squares and drop into the simmering stock.
• Use all of the dough.
• They will first swell and then shrink as they partially dissolve to thicken the stock into a white gravy.
• Simmer for 20-30 minute until desired thickness.
• Stir often.
• While stock is thickening, the chicken will have become cool enough to handle.
• tear the meat from bones and remove skin.
• Cut meat into bite-size or desired size pieces.
• Add to pot.
• Simmer till chicken heated (5-10 min.).

TRADITIONAL CHICKEN N DUMPLINS

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, add the first 6 ingredients.
• Let chicken and liquid come to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook for about an hour.
• 30 minutes before chicken is done, start the dumplins.
• Combine the flour, poultry seasoning, salt, and baking powder. Mix well.
• Cut the butter into the flour mixture until the consistency is crumby.
• Beat the egg and combine with the chicken broth.
• Pour the chicken broth and egg mixture into the flour mixture.
• Stir until all ingredients are combine.
• On a floured surface, roll out the dough with a floured rolling pin.
• Roll out dough until about 1/8 inch thick.
• With a pizza cutter, cut dough into strips, then cut again perpendicularly to form little square dumplins.
• I flour the dumplins again to ensure they do not stick together when placed into the stock pot.
• Once the chicken has cooked for an hour, remove chicken from liquid.
• Bring liquid to a full boil and add dumplins a few at a time.
• Once all dumplins are in the stock pot, cook for 15 minutes.
• Stir every once in a while to make sure they do not stick to each other or to the bottom of the pot.
• While the dumplins are cooking, shred or chop the chicken into little pieces. *See note if you would like the stock to be thicker.
• After the dumplins are done cooking, remove stock pot from heat and fold in the chicken.
• *Note: Combine the milk and cornstarch and add to the dumplins after they had cooked for the 15 minutes. This will thicken it slightly. Then fold in chicken.

EASY/SIMPLE CHICKEN N DUMPLINS

Steps:

• Boil chicken on 8 cups water with turmeric, chicken seasoning, boullion, garlic and salt. Boil for 1 hour. Remove the chicken saving the stock in the pan. LET THE CHICKEN COOL. Remove the chicken from the bone, chop, and return to the stock. Add vegetables. Bring to boil. Drop in dumplings (Individually) and stir. Simmer for 30 minutes. Let it sit to cool before serving.