Zesty Chicken Dumplings Food

ZESTY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat 2 Tbsp. dressing in Dutch oven or large deep skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin sides down, and onions. Cook 8 min. or until chicken is evenly browned on both sides, turning chicken and stirring onions after 4 min.; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. Add remaining dressing and boiling water; cover. Simmer 15 min.
• Remove chicken from pan; set aside. Strain cooking liquid; discard strained solids. Chop chicken; discard skin and bones. Return chopped chicken and strained liquid to pan. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min.
• Meanwhile, combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk; stir until mixture forms stiff dough. Place on lightly floured surface; knead 8 to 10 times or until smooth and no longer sticky.
• Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness; cut into 1-inch squares. Add to simmering soup; cover. Simmer 40 min. or until dumplings are done.

THE BEST CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, mix 1/2 cup flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken, 1 piece at a time, and toss to coat; shake off excess. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in batches on all sides; remove from pan., Add onion, carrots and celery to same pan; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in 1/4 cup flour until blended. Gradually add stock, stirring constantly. Stir in wine, sugar, bay leaves and peppercorns. Return chicken to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-25 minutes or until chicken juices run clear., For dumplings, in a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk milk and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (do not overmix). Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet; set aside., Remove chicken from stockpot; cool slightly. Discard bay leaves and skim fat from soup. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Using 2 forks, coarsely shred meat into 1- to 1-1/2-in. pieces; return to soup. Cook, covered, on high until mixture reaches a simmer., Drop dumplings on top of simmering soup, a few at a time. Reduce heat to low; cook, covered, 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean (do not lift cover while simmering). Gently stir in cream, parsley and thyme. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

PAN-FRIED CHICKEN DUMPLINGS WITH SWEET AND SPICY DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the dipping sauce: In a small bowl, stir together the ponzu, hot sauce and stir-fry seasoning.
• For the wontons: In a bowl, add the chicken, scallions and stir-fry seasoning. Mix with a spoon until well combined.
• Put a wonton wrapper onto your work surface. (Keep the wonton wrappers covered with a damp towel so they don't dry out.) Place 1 heaping teaspoon chicken mixture in the center of the wrapper. Coat the edges of the wrapper with a little water using your finger or a brush. Fold the circle to form a half moon, pressing out any air bubbles Set aside, covered with a damp towel, while you make the rest.
• When you are ready to cook, place a large, nonstick skillet fitted with a lid over medium-high heat and add the vegetable oil. When the oil is hot, place the wontons in a single layer in the pan; they should be close together but not touching. Depending on the size of the skillet, you may need to cook the dumplings off in 2 or 3 batches. Cook, uncovered, until the bottoms are browned, about 4 minutes. Lower the heat to medium-low, carefully pour in 2 tablespoons water and immediately cover the pan with a lid. Cook until the wontons are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and serve hot with the dipping sauce.

QUICK-AND-SPICY CHICKEN 'N' DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. Combine 2 cups baking mix, paprika, and next 6 ingredients in a large zip-top freezer bag. Add chicken thighs, 1 at a time; seal bag, and shake to coat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Add half of chicken, and cook 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown; remove chicken. Repeat procedure with remaining oil and chicken.
• Add 1/2 cup chicken broth to drippings in pan, stirring to loosen browned bits from bottom.
• Return chicken to pan; stir in remaining broth and 2 seasoning packets. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes.
• Combine milk and remaining 2 cups baking mix in a medium bowl, stirring just until moistened. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto simmering chicken mixture; cook, uncovered, 10 minutes. Cover, and cook 10 more minutes. Serve immediately.

PESTO CHICKEN STEW WITH CHEESY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large casserole dish. Brown the chicken until golden on all sides - you might have to do this in batches - remove the chicken from the pan as you go and set aside.
• Add the lardons to the pan and sizzle for a few mins, then add the onion, celery and leeks, and cook over a medium heat for 8-10 mins until the vegetables have softened. Stir in the flour, season and cook for a further 2 mins.
• Gradually stir in the wine and allow it to bubble away, then stir in the stock. Return the chicken to the pan with the bay leaves and cover with a lid. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 1½ hrs or until the chicken is tender. The stew can now be cooled and frozen if you're making ahead. Just defrost thoroughly, then gently warm through back in the pan before continuing.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Add the peas, sundried tomatoes, pesto and basil to the stew. To make the dumplings, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix in the grated cheese and add 150ml water, mixing with a cutlery knife to bring the crumbs together to form a light and sticky dough. Break off walnut-sized lumps and shape into small balls. Roll the tops of the dumplings in the pine nuts so a few stick to the outside, then place the dumplings on top of the stew and scatter with any remaining nuts. Put the dish in the oven and bake for 25 mins until the dumplings are golden brown and cooked through. Serve with mashed potato and extra veg if you like.

CHICKEN CASSEROLE WITH HERBY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the chicken pieces with the flour and some salt and pepper, to coat them - it's easy to do this in a plastic food bag.
• Heat the oil in a casserole with a lid. Brown the chicken pieces well on all sides - you'll need to do this in batches. Remove all the pieces to a plate, and tip the onions, carrot, lardons, bay and thyme into the pan. Cook gently for 10 mins until the onion is softened.
• Return the chicken pieces, with any juices that have collected on the plate. Then pour in the red wine, 250ml water and tomato paste and crumble in the stock cube. Add a splash more of water if you need, until the chicken is almost covered. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and bake in the oven for 20 mins. Remove the lid and bake for another 10 mins while you make the dumplings.
• Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it feels like fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the herbs with ½ tsp salt and some pepper. Drizzle over 150ml water, and stir in quickly with a cutlery knife to form a light dough. Use floured hands to shape into ping pong sized balls.
• Place the dumplings on top of the stew and bake for 20 mins more until the dumplings are cooked through.

CHICKEN ARRABBIATA STEW & PARMESAN DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large shallow casserole dish. Fry the onion over a low-medium heat for 7 mins or until soft and turning translucent. Turn up the heat slightly, add the chicken and fry for 5 mins until beginning to brown around the edges. Tip the garlic and chilli into the casserole and fry for 1 min. Stir through the pesto, pour in the stock and tomatoes, then add the thyme, sugar and some seasoning. Turn the heat to low and cover with a lid. Cook gently for 40 mins. Remove the thyme and check the seasoning.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. To make the dumplings, put the butter and flour in a bowl with ½ tsp fine salt, then rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix in 50g of the cheese and pour in 50ml of the milk, then swiftly combine with a cutlery knife until everything is well distributed and you have a soft dough (add more milk if it's too dry). Briefly bring the dough together on a worksurface, then divide into eight balls.
• Arrange the dumplings over the stew, then scatter each with the remaining cheese. Put in the oven and bake, uncovered, for 25 mins or until the dumplings are doubled in size and golden brown. Scatter over the parsely and serve.

PAN-FRIED CHICKEN AND CABBAGE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• To make the dumplings:
• In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, cabbage, ginger, and scallions until the mixture resembles a fine paste. Add the salt, sugar, chicken powder, white pepper, cornstarch, and toasted sesame oil and continue to stir for 3 to 5 minutes, until well incorporated.
• Dampen a towel under which to keep the rest of the dumpling wrappers while you work.
• Prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet on which to store the already prepared dumplings.
• Place 1½ teaspoons of filling in the center of each dumpling wrapper. Fold the dumpling into a half-moon shape. Hold the dumpling, seam-side up, between your thumb and index finger. Use the index finger and thumb of your other hand to pinch a section of the dumpling edge and pull it toward the web of the holding hand to make a small pleat. Repeat around the edge of the dumpling until you have between 6 and 8 pleats.
• DO AHEAD: After shaping, dumplings can be kept in the refrigerator for up to four days or frozen for up to three months.
• Set up a steamer: Fill a wok with enough water to come up to the lower rim of a steamer but not so much the waterline is above the food bed. (If you do want to DIY it, just use a plate in a pot. Fill a pot with ½ an inch of water. Then make a sort of tripod out of tinfoil by forming three golf ball- sized balls and placing them in the bottom of the pot, making sure their tops rest above the water- line. Rest the plate on the tinfoil, cover, and steam.) Bring water to a boil. Working in batches, add the dumplings, making sure to leave 1½ inches of space between each (they expand as they cook), and steam for 12 to 13 minutes. Let rest for a minute or so to tighten slightly. If you need more water- water tends to evaporate-add boiling, not cold, water so as not to stop the steaming.
• Heat the neutral oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add the dumplings, pleat to the side, and pan-fry until golden brown, approximately 1 minute per side.
• To make the dipping sauce:
• Place all ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk together until well mixed and the sugar dissolved.
• DO AHEAD: Dumpling Dipping Sauce can be kept covered in the refrigerator for up to three days.

SPICY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Slice the chicken and potatoes into 2 inch chunks. Combine the chicken, potatoes, cream of chicken, chicken broth, and both seasonings in a large pan. Judge by the size of your pan how much more water need be added. Set stove top burner to medium and let it cook for about 30 minutes. Check on softness of potatoes. Once the potatoes are close to soft or are soft turn the heat up to high. In a bowl combine the bisquick and milk. Stir to doughy ball forms. When the soup pan is boiling spoon small eat spoon sizes of the Dumplings into the pot. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Continuosly stirring and dunking the dumplings under the broth. Dumplings when done will have a fluffy, doughy outer edge but the center will look like a cooked biscuit. Turn off heat and let set for 5 to 10 minutes for the soup to thicken. Then serve.

SPICY CHICKEN STEAMED DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Place chicken thighs in a medium saucepan and add just enough water to cover completely. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove chicken and allow to cool slightly, reserving cooking liquid.
• Combine soy sauce, ginger, pepper flakes, and green onion in a small jar, shake well and set aside.
• Cut chicken into chunks and place in bowl of food processor. Add mushrooms, onion, hoisin, mustard, and sriracha. Process until ground and well combined.
• Beat egg with the 1 tsp water. Working in small batches, place 1 tbsp of meat mixture on center of each wonton wrapper. Brush two edges with egg wash and fold up sides, corner to corner, to seal well around filling. Fold top corner over and secure with a little more egg wash if desired.
• Bring reserved cooking liquid to simmer in a pan with a steamer basket. Spray basket with cooking spray and place dumplings in basket.
• Cover with lid and steam 8-10 minutes.
• If you would rather cook these like potstickers with a crispy bottom, spray a shallow pan with cooking spray and set over medium heat. Set dumplings directly in pan and pour hot cooking liquid around dumplings to about 1/2 inch deep. Cover and cook 5-6 minutes or until bottoms are brown and crispy. Don't move them around during cooking or they will stick and tear.
• Serve with sauce.

ZESTY CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken in a 3-quart saucepan, add water (or broth) and salt. Cover and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from broth and set aside to cool. Strain broth and reserve.
• When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin and bones. Cut chicken into chunks and set aside.
• Melt butter in a 3 quart saucepan. Add onion, garlic and cumin; cook, stirring until onion is tender. Stir in flour. Gradually add 3 cups of reserved broth (if necessary, add water to complete measure). Cook and stir until thickened and smooth. Add green chilies. Stir in half and half. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add reserved chicken. Bring mixture to a simmer.
• Cut tortillas into 2 x 1 inch strips and drop into the simmering mixture. Cover and turn off the heat. Let stand, covered 15 minutes. Garnish each serving with cheddar cheese, if desired.

ZESTY CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Put chicken in a 3-qt. saucepan, add water and salt. Cover and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from broth and set aside to cool. Strain broth and reserve. When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin and bones. Cut chicken into chunks and set aside.
• Melt butter in a 3-qt saucepan. Add onion, garlic and cumin; cook, stirring until onion is tender. Stir in flour. Gradually add 3 cups of reserved broth (if necessary, add water to complete measure). Cook and stir until thickened and smooth. Add green chilies. Stir in half and half. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Add reserved chicken. Bring mixture to a simmer.
• Cut tortillas into 2x1 inch strips and drop into the simmering mixture. Cover and turn off the heat. Let stand, covered 15 minutes. Garnish each serving with grated Cheddar cheese.