Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a simple dish, chicken and dumplings. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
You'll be rewarded with a savory, steamy chicken in broth with light, fluffy dumplings as the topping. Chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food, aren't they? Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides.
Chicken and Dumplings is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chicken and Dumplings is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken and dumplings using 21 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Dumplings:
- Prepare Chicken
- Take 2 tbsp butter
- Get 2 tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1 whole medium chicken, cut into pieces
- Take to taste Salt
- Prepare to taste Ground black pepper
- Take 1/2 cup carrots, finely diced
- Get 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
- Make ready 1 large onion, finely diced
- Take 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- Get 1/2 tsp ground thyme
- Get 1.5 L/6 cups chicken broth
- Make ready 1/2 half and half (see step 3 for substitute)
- Prepare 2 tbsp all-purpose flour/plain flour
- Take Dumplings
- Take 1 1/2 all-purpose flour/plain flour
- Get 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal/fine polenta
- Prepare 1 heaped tbsp baking powder
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups half and half (see step 3 for substitute)
- Take 2 tbsp minced parsley
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Steps to make Chicken and Dumplings:
- Melt the butter with the olive oil over a medium/high heat. Season the chicken with a little salt and pepper. Over 2 batches brown the chicken on all sides and transfer to a clean plant and set aside.
- Using the same pot add the carrots, onions and celery. Stir and fry for 3-4 minutes over a low/medium heat. Add in the turmeric and thyme, then pour in the broth. Stir and add the chicken back into the pot. Cover with a lid and simmer for around 20 minutes.
- In the meantime while the chicken is simmering prepare the dumpling batter. Sift together into a bowl the flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder. Then add the half and half and gently stir together until combined. Set aside. (Substitute for half and half: Mix 1 tsp of melted butter per 1/4 cup of milk)
- Remove the chicken pieces from the pot and set aside on a plate. Using two forks remove the chicken from the bones and shred it. Remove most of the chicken skin aswell. Return the shredded chicken to the pot. Mix together the half and half and flour and then add it into the pot and stir to combine. Check seasoning, add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Using a tablespoon drop the dumpling batter into the pot one by one. Sprinkle with the parsley. Cover again with the lid and allow to simmer for another 15 minutes. Allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.
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