Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and dumplings is comfort food at its best. Make a batch and bust out your cozy robe and fuzzy slippers.
- 10 cups chicken stock
- 6 chicken thighs
- 6 chicken legs
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons mashed roasted garlic cloves
- 1 large onion, diced
- 6 large carrots, diced
- Salt and pepper
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro leaves
Heat the stock in a large, heavy pot and cook the chicken thighs and legs over medium-low heat for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, until very tender.
Remove from heat and allow to cool, reserving the stock in its pot.
Remove the chicken and discard the skin. Pick the chicken from the bones and set meat aside.
To make the dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
Add the heavy cream to mixture, stirring just until dough is thick and sticky.
Turn onto a floured work surface and knead the dough until you can roll it out to a thickness of 1/16 inch.
Add the garlic, onion and carrots to the stock and reheat over medium heat just until boiling.
Cut the dough into dumplings that measure 1-by-1 inch. Add the dumplings to boiling stock, cover and simmer, cooking for about 20 minutes.
Add the chicken meat and salt and pepper. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot.
Provided byAndrews McMeel Publishing and Grady Spears
Author ofThe Texas Cowboy Kitchen, 2007
© Andrews McMeel Publishing and Grady Spears 2007
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