Subj : BH&G 2656
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun May 09 2021 20:38:12

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Classic Chicken & Dumplings
 Categories: Poultry, Breads, Herbs, Vegetables, Dairy
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      1 lg Egg
      3 tb Cold water
      2 tb Peanut oil
    1/2 ts Kosher salt
      1 c  All-purpose flour
  4 1/2 lb Broiler-fryer chicken;
           - quartered
      1 ts Kosher salt
      5 c  Chicken stock or broth
      2 c  Water
      2    Ribss celery
      1 md Onion; peeled, sliced in
           - half
      3 lg Hard-cooked eggs; sliced
      2 tb Cold butter; in 1/4" cubes
    1/4 c  Whipping cream
           Ground black pepper
 
  FOR DUMPLINGS: In medium bowl whisk together egg, cold
  water, oil, and the 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir in flour. Mix
  until well-blended and elastic. Cover. Refrigerate 2
  hours.
  
  Season chicken, including back and neck, with the 1
  teaspoon salt. Set aside. In 6-quart Dutch oven combine
  chicken stock, water, celery, onion, and pinch of kosher
  salt. Bring to a boil. Add chicken pieces, placing leg
  quarters and backbone first. Place breast, skin side down,
  on top. Reduce heat to just below simmer. Cover, leaving
  half-inch opening.
  
  Cook 30 to 45 minutes or until breasts are just done;
  remove. Continue cooking leg quarters 30 to 40 minutes
  until tender; remove chicken and vegetables. Set broth in
  pot aside. Discard vegetables. Set chicken aside. Cool.
  Remove skin. Pull meat from bones, tearing into large
  pieces. Set aside. Discard bones.
  
  For dumplings, turn dough onto well-floured surface. Roll
  very thin, about 1/16 inch; cut in 1 1/2- by 2 1/2-inch
  pieces. Return broth to boiling. Season well with
  additional kosher salt. Add dumplings to broth, shaking
  pot occasionally. Do not stir. Cook 3 to 5 minutes. Add
  reserved chicken. Reduce to simmer. Add butter, cream, and
  few grindings of black pepper. Gently lay hard-cooked eggs
  on top of other ingredients. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from
  heat; cover. Let stand 10 minutes.
  
  Serves 8.
  
  Better Homes & Gardens | March 2015
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 17 March 2015
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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