Williams Sonoma Chicken And Dumplings Food

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine chicken, celery, carrots, onion, chicken broth, parsley, chicken bouillon granules, salt and pepper in a large pan or dutch oven; add enough water to cover chicken.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken and let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Remove skin from chicken and tear meat away from bones.
• Return meat to soup; discard skin and bones.
• Add more salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• Return soup to a simmer.
• In a mixing bowl, combine dumpling ingredients and mix well to form a stiff dough.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls into simmering soup.
• Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
• *SOUTHERN STYLE DUMPLINGS (heavier and chewier) 2 cups flour, 1 cup chicken broth, 2 tsp baking powder, 2 beaten eggs. Combine flour, broth, baking powder and eggs; mix well to form a stiff batter. Drop by tablespoonfuls into simmering soup. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

SOUTHERN CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine chicken, salt and pepper in a large pot and cover with water. Cook until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken from water.
• Remove bone and skin.
• Set chicken aside (while chicken is cooking, prepare dumplings.).
• Dumplings: In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and shortening with a fork.
• Add egg and 1/2 cup milk; mix to form dough.
• Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on floured surface.
• Cut into four-inch strips with sharp knife.
• Drop dumplings into simmering chicken broth.
• Cover and simmer until dumplings are done.
• Add chicken to dumplings and 1 cup milk.
• Cook slowly for 10 minutes.

WILLIAMS-SONOMA CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Trim chicken of excess skin and fat.
• Place chicken in a slow cooker. Pour in cold water to cover by 1 inch and add carrots, onion, celery, and bay leaf. Cover and cook 3-4 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low, or until chicken is falling off the bones.
• Remove chicken from the slow cooker and set aside to cool. When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove the meat and shred into large pieces.
• Strain broth into a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-high, and cook until reduced to 6 cups, about 10 minutes.
• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add flour and whisk until smooth. Pour in the reduced broth, raise the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Cook, whisking constantly, until smooth and thickened, 8-10 minutes. Add chicken and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to slow cooker and set temperature to high.
• For Dumplings: In a bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add butter and work into the dry ingredients with fingers or pastry cutter until the texture of small peas. Gently stir in the milk and egg to form a sticky batter. Drop heaping spoonfuls of dough into simmering sauce and chicken, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until dumplings are fluffy, about 30 minutes.
• You may also cook in a large Dutch oven. Cook chicken 2 hours; follow other directions but cook only 15 minutes after adding dumplings.

WILLIAMS-SONOMA CHICKEN BREASTS WITH WHITE WINE DIJON SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim any fat from the chicken breasts. Rinse and pat dry with paper towels.
• One at a time, place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap and, using a rolling in, roll across the thickest part of the breast to flatten to an even thickness of about 1/2 inch (12 mm).
• In a large, preferably nonstick saute pan or frying pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter with the oil. When foaming, add the chicken breasts and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Saute, adjusting the heat as needed to keep the breasts from releasing their juices, until golden and just tender, about 5 minutes on each side. Tip: To test for doneness, insert the tip of a sharp knife into the center of each breast; the juices should run clear and the meat should no longer be pink at the center.
• Transfer to a warmed plate and keep warm.
• Pour off any excess fat from the pan and return the pan to medium-low heat. Add the shallots and saute, stirring, until translucent, 1-2 minutes.
• Add the mustard, cream, and white wine, raise the heat to medium and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pan bottom. Cook, stirring, until thickened and blended, 2-3 minutes.
• Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings. Return the chicken breasts to the pan and turn the breasts over several times to coat them well with the sauce and to heat them through.
• Transfer to a warmed platter or individual dishes and spoon the sauce over the breasts.
• Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve at once.

WILLIAMS-SONOMA CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE STRACCIATELLA

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• In a saucepan, combine the stock and garlic and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Add the carrot and celery, cover, and cook until the vegetables are just tender, about 4 minutes.
• Add the parmesan, 2 TBS of the parsley, the chicken and the spinach.
• Return to a simmer and cook until the chicken is just cooked through, the spinach is wilted but still bright green and the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Pour the eggs into the soup and stir back and forth with a fork until white threads of cooked egg appear.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into warmed bowls and garnish with the remaining 2 TBS of parsley.
• Serve immediately.